rivers and mountains kept ancient Isrealies in the spot they are in today but many wars have almost fled them out
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linkage of settlement geography with other subjects?
The country is generally poor agriculturally, and settlement was confined to fertile river valleys and coastal plains.
settlement is a place where people live e.g houses.
settlement Geography
Elisha Efrat has written: 'Urbanization in Israel' -- subject(s): Urbanization, Cities and towns, Social conditions 'Physical planning aspects of Israel's coastal strips' -- subject(s): Shore protection, Coastal zone management 'Geography and politics in Israel since 1967' -- subject(s): Ethnic relations, Historical geography, Israel-Arab War, 1967, Land settlement, Occupied territories, Palestinian Arabs, Politics and government 'Palestine' -- subject(s): Arab-Israeli conflict, Boundaries, Influence, Israeli West Bank Barrier, Political aspects, Political aspects of Israeli West Bank Barrier, Social aspects, Social aspects of Israeli West Bank Barrier 'Israel, a contemporary political geography' -- subject(s): Political geography, Politics and government 'Physical master plan of the Israel coastal strip'
sub branches of geography are climatology,political geography,settlement geography,economic geography,geomorphology,mathematical geography,cartography and etc.
Think Mesopotamia between the rivers- water is good for agriculture, and agriculture means permanent settlement is possible . Egypt had this same relationship with the Nile. If the settlement is between mountains, it would be safer from attack or takeover, whereas a settlement in a more accessible area- think Greece- would likely develop I to more of a trade nation
Settlement geography is used to define which areas of land can be used for agriculture, which areas can be mined and which land is best for urban usage. Use settlement geography to avoid environmental distress with help from an American history teacher in this free video on settlement geography.
Geography
Settlement; population; economics
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