How do environmental processes (glaciations, weathering, etc.) and physical characteristics (mountains, rivers, etc.) influence human settlement and activity? Be sure to include an example of each.

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jack1 · Answer

physical characteristics : mountain, rivers
people move near mountains and rivers
they love boundary zones
mountains beget streams/rivers
rivers provide both food and fresh water as well as occasional transport

glaciation : glaciers grind the hell out of the earth, but the tracts of land they pass over are brilliantly fertile because of it, so once they melt, BAM, people move in and start to grow anything and everything
fertile land supports more people
= towns = trade = cities