Population Patterns: What Factors Determine the Location and Growth of Human Settlements? - Couverture souple

Hyde, Natalie

 
9780778751977: Population Patterns: What Factors Determine the Location and Growth of Human Settlements?
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 077875197X ISBN 13 : 9780778751977
Editeur : Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada, 2010

Synopsis

Why do people migrate to and settle in the places they do? Fascinating examples in history help explain how the earliest human settlements were situated close to fertile ground and rivers for farming and raising livestock. Other determining factors have included areas that offered defensive advantages, resources such as metals, salt, and fossil fuels, and locations on trading routes. In modern times proximity to commercial centers and transportion links, such as railways, canals, and airports, have become more important. Examples featured include settling the Nile in ancient Egypt; the shaping of Central America by trade and colonization; the Industrial Revolution in Britain; the opening up of the American West; the Gold Rush; and the colonization of Australia. The concepts of urbanization - the settlement and growth of cities - and suburbanization, the return to the countryside and the growth of commuter towns, are both examined.

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Éditeur
Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
077875197X
ISBN 13 
9780778751977
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
48
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780778751823: Population Patterns: What Factors Determine the Location and Growth of Human Settlements?

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ISBN 10 :  0778751821 ISBN 13 :  9780778751823
Editeur : Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada, 2010
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