They became popular areas to buy and sell items. More people started living there. Voila, a city!
increased food production
They reduced the need for farmworkers, forcing rural families to move to cities
They reduced the need for farmworkers, forcing rural families to move to cities
They reduced the need for farmworkers, forcing rural families to move to cities
scarcity of factor of production land
People and their windows
a factor of geography is the way villages change over time.
Problems in the cities
One factor that might cause people to leave farming is the inability to make a profit. Another factor that might cause people to leave farming might be insolvency through a natural disaster.
Geography
geography
Similar skills led to their development.
Location is the most important factor in the formation of early settlements. A good location would include a close proximity to fresh water, wood lands, transportation, other settlements etc... The better the location the quicker the settlement will grow and the more prosperous it will be.