How did vegetation influence human settlements?

Answer 1

Topography means the nature of land. It has a great impact on the growth of settlements. Mostly people will try to settle in river valleys where the land is fertileand the water is easily available. In pains it is easy to develop the different means of transport which faciliate the movement of people from one place to another.In mountainous areas the growth of settlements is restricted because of rugged terrain and lack of transportation and communication.

Answer 2

The vegetation in an area influenced early human settlement in several ways. Most important, plants were a source of food. People could eat the wild plants available and also the crops they planted. Vegetation had other uses as well.

Answer 3

all of the forests that once inhabited the region have been cut down - - either for lumber or to make room for farmland.