AIM 125
How did Japan's location and geography contribute to it's unique way of life?
I. Japan's Geography
A. archipelago
1. chain/group of islands
2. islands help Japan to trade
B. Japan is in the Far East
1. isolated and distant from other places in the world
2. Japanese culture is different from other civilizations
C. Japan is influenced by:
1.ethnocentrism - belief that your culture is better than others
2. selective borrowing - only choose certain things to share and learn from others; limited cultural diffusion
3. ring of fire - area in the Pacific Ocean, near Japan, there are a lot of natural disasters
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