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Rivers provide water to drink and food in the form of various fish and crustaceans. Rivers provide a relatively quick and easy form of transportation through the use of boats and barges. Rivers also supply water that can be used to irrigate crops and provide water for livestock, and water for cleaning.
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∙ 8y agoIt was usually easier to move people and goods along rivers that to try to move through the dense jungle.
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The first settlements developed along rivers because the flooding of the rivers made the soil rich for crops, water for washing & drinking was plentiful, the river provided both fish for food and transportation.
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∙ 11y agoso that you can have water, food and somewhere to bathe
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∙ 12y agoThey get nutrients from dong longs
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Where were french settlements established?
along the Colorado and Rio Grande rivers (nova net)
Why was the regions along the Mississippi and Colorado rivers popular places for settlements?
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What types Of geographical features helped settlements grow and succeed?
Forests,rivers,mountains,and oceans
What early settlements first develop along rivers?
The first ancient societies arose in Mesopotamia and Egypt in the Middle East, in the Indus Valley ... It not only made settlements possible--and ultimately the building of cities--but it also made ... The first great civilizations grew up along rivers.
Where were most New England settlements first build?
Colonial settlements were mostly built along rivers. The settlers used the waterpower of the rivers to run their mills. Navigable rivers provided transportation between settlements for people and their goods.
Why did colonists often build settlements near the seas or along rivers?
This allowed them to use ships to move people and supplies easily
What types of geographic features helped settlements grow and succeed Why?
The most important geographic feature for settlements were rivers. Rivers provided water for agriculture, and navigable ones could be used as trade routes. Other useful geographic features included fertile soil and flat land.
Why were settlements mostly founded on the rivers?
Rivers are a source of water and transportation.
Look at the map. What rivers provided the fertile soil necessary for permanent settlements in the Fertile crescent?
Famously, the Tigris and Euphrates. Along the western side, the Nile.
Where did the first farming settlement develope in China?
Along the rivers.
Are any crops grown along the yellow river?
no crops cant grow in rivers just think about it
Why do rivers grow wider and deeper along their course?
The acids and the moving water erode the banks and the bottom of the river.
