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| Rivers | provide fresh water, transportation, fertile soil, access to trade & cultural diffusion. Most early civilizations developed near these. |
| Peninsula | Surrounded by water on 3 sides. Examples: India & Korea |
| Mountains | They isolate an area, make it hard for trade & prevent cultural diffusion, difficult for farming, usually harsh weather. Examples: Himalayas and Urals |
| Topographical Map | A map that shows the lay of the land, like where mountains are. |
| Land Locked | A country surrounded on all sides by other countries. |
| Archipelago | Also known as an island nation. They are protected from invation. Examples: Great Brittan & Japan |
| Deserts | Very little irrigation makes it difficult to farm & extreme weather prevents cultural diffusion, but protects the area from invasion. Example Gobbi & Sahara |
| Rainforests | It is a resource center for natural materials like wood & medicine, but it isolates an area & makes it hard for trade & cultural diffusion. |
| Barriers | A geographic feature that can provide protection from outside invasion, but makes trade and cultural diffusion difficult, often isolating the area. Examples: Mountains, Deserts, Rainforests |
| Monsoons | Seasonal winds that usually bring a lot of rain in the summer in India & S. Asia |
| Narrow Coastline | It acts as a barrier providing protection from a sea invasion because there are few natural harbors. |
| Plains | Flat lands, mostly grass. Easy to invade. Easier to trade. Example: Poland |
| Diverse Geography | Many different geographic features in one area. Leads to many different cultures developing because of their isolation from one another. |
| Political Map | A map that shows where country boundaries are drawn. |
