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There are many reasons why big cities are located along the banks of a river:Rivers provide good shipping routes and transportation of both goods and passengers.Products can be shipped up and down rivers, instead of clogging roadways with trucks.The land near rivers is very fertile.Rivers provide water & food.
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There are many reasons why big cities are located along the banks of a river:Rivers provide good shipping routes and transportation of both goods and passengers.Products can be shipped up and down rivers, instead of clogging roadways with trucks.The land near rivers is very fertile.Rivers provide water & food.
The largest shipping routes are always East or Westbound. There is a lot less traffic going from North to South and vice versa. For a map on world shipping routes click this link http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/01/global-shipping-map/
The rivers provided important transportation routes.
Connecting China and the rest of Asia to the Mediterranean BasinMARITIME Across the Indian OceanROUTESTRANSSAHARANTrade routes that cross the Sahara DesertNORTHERNEUROPEAN Trade routes across Northern Europe to the Black SeaWESTERNEUROPEAN Trade routes through seas and rivers throughout Western EuropeSOUTHCHINA SEA Trade routes throughout the South China Sea and Southeast Asia
Mesopotamia had several important trade routes. The two most prominent were the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, which served as major waterways for transporting goods and connecting cities. The Silk Road, an ancient network of trade routes connecting the East and West, also passed through Mesopotamia, allowing for the exchange of goods, ideas, and cultures between different civilizations. Additionally, caravan routes connected Mesopotamia with regions like the Persian Gulf, the Mediterranean, and Central Asia.
Yes, Wired.com has completed a global shipping map; Google it.
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Persians developed road systems to improve trade movement and communications with other areas with different cultures.
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