development of societies based on geography.

development of societies based on geography.

There are many geographic features around the globe that has affected regions and nations. Some are the Himalayas bordering china, the Nile River in Egypt, and the location of Japan in the Pacific Ocean. The geography influenced the countries economically and socially as the terrains forced people to adjust to the environment. Thus, it can be concluded that the geographic features of mountains, rivers, and location influenced Japan, china, and Egypt economically and socially.
The Himalayas in southeast and east Asia affected china in history economically and socially. The Himalayas are mountains that are recorded to be the highest in the world. The mountains border west of china and around the south, isolating the country from foreigners. Until the 1300s, china was difficult to reach by land and had limited contact with Europe. It was in the age of exploration that china was able to trade with foreigners. It can also be known that with limited contact with foreigners until the 1300s led to the preservation of Chinese culture without conflict. The Himalayas affected china economically and socially in history.
The location of Japan in the pacific as an island nation has also affected it economically and socially.   Since Japan is located where the earth moves the most, there are constant earthquakes occurring in the country. So economically, Japan is affected by the natural disasters each year, having to pay for the damages caused. Although at the same time socially, the Japanese people are affected as well. Many Japanese people also turned to their religion which was said to be a worship of nature to avoid natural disasters. The Japanese began to build earthquake safe buildings to avoid such damages done. Therefore, the location of Japan as an island in the pacific influenced the nation socially and economically.
The Nile River in Egypt influenced Egypt’s history economically. The Nile River helped to continue the Egyptian civilization that continues on in...