1. Topic 1: Geography

2. Geographic Feature: Mountains Region: China
Affect:
Mountains caused China to be geographically isolated.
Due to isolation China was protected from many foreign invasions allowing them to have a stable and prosperous society for a long time.
Stability allowed China to be a world leader in technological innovation. (Gunpowder, Printing)
Due to isolation China became ETHNOCENTRIC
In modern world lack of cultural diffusion caused china to fall behind.

3. Impact: Positive or Negative POSITIVES
Long periods of political, social, economic stability
Technological innovation
Economic dominance in ancient world
NEGATIVES.
Ethnocentrism
Lack of cultural diffusion over many years causes China to fall behind.
China becomes imperialized by “Spheres of Influence” of Europeans.

4. Geographic Feature: Irregular Coastline Region: Great Britain
Affect:
Enabled Britain to be a leader in trade and exploration.
Protected Britain from invasion
Trade benefited the British economy.
Britain created a GLOBAL EMPIRE
Britain was the birthplace of the industrial revolution due to their ability to import raw materials and export finished products
Empowered Britain to be dominant world power.

5. Impact: Positive or Negative POSITIVE
Leader in global trade
Economic strength
Leader of the industrial revolution
Dominant world power due to industry and trade
Relatively protected from outside invasion.