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Second section in 7-part volume explaining the importance of studing geography.
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Location, Location, Location
The importance of geography in history.
This photo was taken from the Columbia.
It shows Europe and Africa when the sun is setting. The bright dots are the cities' lights.
The top part of Africa is the Sahara Desert .
To the left, on top, is Greenland, totally frozen.
The Continents
Benefits and Problems
The Americas were isolated from the mainstream of history
Most of Africa was isolated from the mainstream of civilization
The Sahara Desert
RainForests
Eurasia
NileRiver
Mesopotamia
IndusRiver
YellowRiver
EUROPE
ASIA
Spread of Civilization
Asia Minor
Syria Mesopotamia
Egypt
Palestine
Arabia
Persian Gulf
Iran
Nubia
NomadsGoats/ sheep
NomadsGoats/horses
Farming
Farming
The Eurasian Steppe
China
ARABIAIRAN
Mesopotamia
EUROPE
Egypt
Indus Valley
THE STEPPE
ASIATHE STEPPE
HimalayaMountains
THE STEPPE
AsiaMinor
Northern Forests
Siberia
Natural Resources
Oil wells timber
Iron ore
Carrying Capacity
• Carrying capacity is a term used by biologists and anthropologists to describe the limitations of the local environment to support a population of animals or people.
• Any territory can only support a certain number of people.
• Different environments can carry or support different numbers of people.
• Carrying capacity can be changed by how the land is used. Hunters and gatherers need more land than farmers. Old fashioned farmers could grow fewer crops on the same land than farmers using modern techniques.
Beliefs and Ideas
Extra Credit
For up to five points in extra credit write a paragraph on why geography is important
to how a civilization develops.
Explain the advantages and disadvantages of being isolated and how this effected the early development of the civilizations of Egypt and Mesopotamia.
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