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Settling in mountains and deserts presents challenges such as harsh climates, limited access to resources like water and food, and difficulty building infrastructure. These obstacles can make it less attractive for people to establish permanent settlements in these environments.

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it hot on the desert and cold on the mountain

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Q: Why did few people settle in the mountains and the desert?
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What are people who live in the desert called?

They're called desert-dwellers.The terms nomad or bedouin, both meaning 'wanderer', are often misused in this case; but they only properly apply to the itinerant people of the desert, not to permanent settlers, which are called (as elsewhere in the world) villagers or townsfolk.


Why did Neolithic people give up their nomadic lifestyle and settle in communites?

Neolithic people shifted to settled communities for reasons such as domesticating plants and animals for a more stable food supply, enabling the development of specialized skills and trade, and providing protection from external threats. Settlements also allowed for the growth of social structures and the development of more complex societies.


What was the size of the community of hunter-gatherers?

The size of hunter-gatherer communities varied depending on factors such as available resources and ecological conditions. Generally, these communities were small, consisting of a few dozen to a few hundred individuals. It was important for them to maintain a sustainable population size that could be supported by local resources.


Are cave paintings 500 years old?

Typically they're in the range of several thousand years old, up to several tens of thousands of years. The idea is that people lived in caves prior to civilization, which we've had for a few thousands of years.


How many people modify their bodies to look like animals?

There is no accurate data on the number of people who modify their bodies to look like animals, as it is a niche and varied practice. It is considered a form of body modification or identity expression for some individuals, such as through tattoos, piercings, or surgical alterations.

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What doesn't grow on the Atacama Desert mountains?

Few plants (and animals) survive in the Atacama Desert, including the mountains.


Why did a few people settle in the Great Plains of US at first?

Because there were few trees


What terrestrial environment contain few species?

Arctic tundra, Northern coniferous forest, Mountains or ice, and desert


What are a few reasons that farming and ranching are uncommon in the mountains?

That is uncommon because mountains are sometimes mostly snow in winter and don't have any flat places to settle. It is also not very fertile.


What is an isolated desert?

You may want to be more specific with your question. If you mean "What is a desert with few or no people," there are many of them. These include the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts, the Atacama Desert, the Sahara Desert, the Kalahari Desert, Gobi Desert, and Antarctica (a cold desert), just to name a few.


Why doesn't the desert have a waterfall?

To have a waterfall, you need a stream or river that runs with water throughout the year. Few occur in the desert. There are waterfalls in the desert but they are seasonal and only flow during rainy seasons or with snow melt from surrounding mountains.


Where do people sleep in the Sonoran Desert?

Most people in the Sonoran Desert sleep in their homes. Some may sleep in hotels or motels. A few may camp in the desert and sleep in tents.


Why did few people from the Netherlands settle in New Netherlands?

They didn't settle there because they had everything they needed in the Netherlands like wealth.


What is the average amount of people in the desert?

Some deserts, such as the Thar Desert, have relatively dense populations of people. Some deserts have few people. Each deserts has its own statistics.


Why are there few people living in the Sahara Desert?

There are millions of people living in cities and towns in the Sahara. That's a lot more than a few.


What are some desert physical characteristics?

Sand, sand and lots of sand. Possible red sand, oases at a few areas. Mountains of sand that are taller then the Empire state building. And crazy people here and there. JK about last part


Why is the Colorado Rocky Mountains rural?

it has few homes buildings and few people even the population is very low.