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

Hyde, Natalie

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0778751821 ISBN 13: 9780778751823

Casa editrice: Crabtree Pub Co, 2010

Riassunto

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 transportation 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.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Crabtree Pub Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0778751821
• ISBN 13: 9780778751823
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 48
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile