So that they would have Water, Food and transportation
Landforms, waterways have played an important part in helping in helping people decide where to live. i hope this answered your question :>)
River valleys were fertile and could provide a secure food surplus.
Rivers provide food, water, and transportation of people and goods.
Beginning in the 1700s,settlers used waterways to travel the region. They also build towns along the waterways.
Africa and china
The Netherlands was early to settle but ended up with the least amount of land.
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.
other than by foot,and later horses,the waterways were the highways during early colonial maryland.
Waterways because they were the Interstate Highway of the day,
The Ganges river
Beginning in the 1700s,settlers used waterways to travel the region. They also build towns along the 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.
early peoples tended to settle near water and open fields to grow crops
The Dravidians and the Aryans were the first people to settle in Early India
to have a free life.
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No they usually did not because that area was not yet discovered. However, they did settle on the atlantic coast.
Africa and china
Because they wanted too
On the plains of river valleys which were fertile and well watered.