Geography of Greece
• The ancient Greeks first established a relative democratic, equal society, where lived the merchants and businessmen.
What is the relationship between physical environment & culture?
influence
Environment
influence
Culture
Culture is a holistic system
• Culture can be divided into several subsystems.
It is collectivism.
China
In the process of agricultural production, the harvest, to a large extent, relies on the soil condition and weather. Thereby people formed the idea of
Geography of Greece
• Greece is a land of mountains. • The mountains are rocky ones,
where farming seems relatively impossible.
Geography of Greece
• Exchanging with others turned into the critical way to get necessities for daily life and raw material for industry. (commercial cultural )
It has more than 2,000 islands.
Geography of Greece
• Owing to its abundant water resources, the sea became the efficient travel routes.
• Ships could go much faster and carry much more cargo than wagons bumping over the roads.
Kilt is convenien t for me to climb the highland.
Chapter Four
Physical Environment & Culture
What is physical environment ?
• Geography • Climate • City architecture • City design • Room design
and mild climate are fit for the development of agricultural economy.
China
Such mode of production provides people with sufficient food and daily necessities.
Oneness of man with nature.
Western cultures
• They originated from ancient Greek culture, which is closely connected to the sea.
Geography of Greece
Greece occupies: an area of 131,940 sq km Coastline of 13,676 km
Intercultural Communication
Where do they come from?
I’m an Arab.
I’m an Scottish.
Different environments form diffHeorwentcadnreyssoiungtceulltlu?res.
Robe can reflect all lights, therefore I feel cool.
Economic system
Political system
Educational system
Religious system
Desert
Desert
thickly forested mountaห้องสมุดไป่ตู้ns
（Changbai Mountain）
Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
Chinese culture evolves into a self-reliant system.
Men live in peace and enjoy their work.
China
Farming experience is generally passed down to the next generation from mouth to mouth. So the respect for the elders came into being.
Tropical rain forest
China
Yellow River has been the major birthplace
and base of the ancient Chinese civilization. The natural resources (light, heat, water, soil)
Tradition:
Respect the old & care for the young
China
At that time, people were less powerful than the nature. As a result, group orientation based on family or friend relations came into being.