How did geography most benefit the Malacca and Brunei sultanates?
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• They depended on natural barriers like mountains to protect them from invasion.
• They used overland access to India and China to develop profitable trade relations.
• They spread out across many islands, making it difficult for other peoples to conquer and control them.
• They relied on waterways like the Strait of Malacca to control important sea trade routes.