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Geographic Features Patten & Valdner Global History II Mepham High School Geographic Features in a nation or region • Explanation of how each factor has influenced historical developments and historical events of nations and regions Sahara Desert in Africa • Served as a barrier (harsh terrain limited travel), but did allow trade • Promoted cultural diversity • Made it difficult to unify • Promoted tribalism and regionalism • Desertification is taking place today Himalaya Mountains in China • Served as a barrier • Isolated China from the rest of the world • Protected China • Promoted ethnocentrism and development of single culture “Middle Kingdom” Monsoons in India • Heavy winds that bring rain 2x per year • Natives depend on monsoons for their crops • Too much rain = destroys crops = famine • Too little rain = drought = famine Island Location of Japan • Isolated Japan from the rest of the world • Protected Japan • Promoted ethnocentrism & development of a single culture • Respect for nature - depends on sea for food Natural Resources in Japan • Japan lacks natural resources • Promoted imperialism to gain raw materials (Manchuria 1931) • Developed industrial economy because lack of land for farming (permitted only some terrace farming) Nile River in Egypt • Provided fertile soil for farming • Used for transportation & trade • Home of ancient civilization (river valley) Irregular Coastline of Great Britain • Natural harbors and ports • Excellent for trade • Industrial Revolution began in Britain Size & Climate of Russia • Nation is huge & extremely cold (little arable land) • Reason for defeat of Napoleon & Hitler • Promoted Peter & Catherine the Great to seek warm-water port on the Black Sea (so they could trade all year) • Poor farming