0
So that they would have Water, Food and transportation
Wiki User
∙ 16y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoLandforms, waterways have played an important part in helping in helping people decide where to live. i hope this answered your question :>)
Wiki User
∙ 6y agoRiver valleys were fertile and could provide a secure food surplus.
Wiki User
∙ 7y agoRivers provide food, water, and transportation of people and goods.
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Name three ways rivers helped early settlers?
Beginning in the 1700s,settlers used waterways to travel the region. They also build towns along the waterways.
What two continents did early people migrate and settle in?
Africa and china
Early to settle but ended up with least land off the five colonial power would be what country?
The Netherlands was early to settle but ended up with the least amount of land.
How did the early settlers get to Ohio?
In order to get to Ohio, settlers would travel either overland or by waterways. Ferries and barges allowed people to travel hundreds of miles in a few days. Travel overland was much more arduous.
What was the colonial transportation in Maryland in the 1600s?
other than by foot,and later horses,the waterways were the highways during early colonial maryland.
Where did early colonists usually settle near?
Waterways because they were the Interstate Highway of the day,
What valley did the early people in India settle along?
The Ganges river
Name three ways rivers helped early settlers?
Beginning in the 1700s,settlers used waterways to travel the region. They also build towns along the waterways.
Why did many cities develop along waterways?
Many cities developed along waterways because water provided a source of transportation, trade, food, and irrigation for agriculture. Waterways also allowed for the disposal of waste and sewage, helping to keep cities clean and healthy. Additionally, waterways offered natural defense and strategic advantages for early settlements.
Where did early people tend to settle?
early peoples tended to settle near water and open fields to grow crops
Who were the early settlers of India?
The Dravidians and the Aryans were the first people to settle in Early India
Why did early people settle in new york?
to have a free life.
What Italian river did early people settle near?
po
Did early immigrants to north America settle in cities along the pacific ocean?
No they usually did not because that area was not yet discovered. However, they did settle on the atlantic coast.
What two continents did early people migrate and settle in?
Africa and china
Why did early people settle in northeast Africa?
Because they wanted too
Where early people were likely to settle?
On the plains of river valleys which were fertile and well watered.
