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Two main reasons:
- In history, rivers allowed transportation by boat which was quicker and cheaper than other modes.
- Water supply.
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What European cities grew up along rivers?
Most European cities are built on rivers, so there are far too many to mention. Name almost any major European city and it will have a river or rivers running through it.
Why did early cities have to be built next to rivers?
So they could have a water source.
What geographical feature were most of Italy's ancient cities built on?
Most of Italy's ancient cities were built on the plains, near rivers. The ancient Italians were mostly farmers, so their cities were build in areas conducive to farming.
Why were so many factories built near the Appalachian mountains?
There are many factories built there because of it's many rivers to transport goods.
Many cities are located on rivers why do you think this is so?
so they have enough water and so they think there cool to have a big river near them
Name the cities and the rivers by which they are built?
The question is so broad it would mean naming hundreds through the world - impossible to do here. Such a question would need to be much narrower.
What year was the river Boyne built?
Rivers are not built. They occur naturally, so there is no year that the river Boyne was built.
What are the important mountains rivers and oceans of Ireland?
Ireland's west coast is on the Atlantic Ocean. Ireland is a country of many rivers, mountains and lakes. Ireland has many rivers. The longest is the river Shannon, so it is important. It flows through many towns. The city of Limerick is built on the Shannon. Other important rivers include the ones that other main cities are built on. The capital city is Dublin and it is built on the river Liffey, and there are smaller rivers that flow into the Liffey in or close to the city. Cork is built on the river Lee, with some of the city being on an island in the middle of it. Galway is on the Corrib, a short river flowing from a lake of the same name. Belfast is on the Lagan. Derry is on the Foyle. There are many other important ones too. In terms of mountains, there are also many of them. Most are in ranges. Carrauntoohill, the highest mountain is in the Magillacuddy Reeks. Other important ranges include the Wicklow mountains, the Mourne Mountains, the Twelve Pins. There are also many others.
Why are important cities found near rivers?
Because in older times trade was done via boats therefore the bigger trade cities had to be near rivers so the boats could come up the rivers from the sea.
What rivers were located near the settlements inhabited by the Pueblo?
There was no one Pueblo people. Many tribes built pueblos, in what is now New Mexico, Arizona, and Texas, so there were many rivers located near their settlements.
Why were medieval houses built near rivers?
They were built by rivers so they could go to other places to trade goods so they could sell the goods they got in there town for money than they paid for it.
Why are many capital cities in Europe built near rivers?
Easy access to water (a basis for life - be it drinking, bathing or irrigation for crops). The rivers also provided an efficient (relatively fast and secure) way of transporting trade goods between different towns.
