What role did rivers play in early geography?

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Think of ways by which water was defining of early America. Look for historical maps of land settlement, in Atlases, or on websites, or however you might want to explore, the early maps and the visual picture they give you of the settlement of early America in those years during the early 1800s, the late 1700s.

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Answer 1

From the beginning of man, rivers have determined where man occupied, because rivers provided, food, fresh pot-table water, transportation of goods/people, and access to other areas which people wanted to gain entry.
Even long ago, it is being discovered now, men made clay dams and used rivers for irrigation.

Answer 2

Korean conflict- U.N. forces the place pinned down in the Pusan perimeter, so in September 15, 1951 Gen.MacArthur (splendid allied commander) released the Inchon touchdown a tidal pool with a sea coast south of Soul to cut back off the North Korean forces. on the turn area Korea alongside the thirty ninth parallel line has enforcing mountains (a real actual barrier) , so the conflict slowed down right into a stalemate Germany and their Axis allies in Yugoslavia replaced into by no potential in a position to seize or harm the partisans simply by forests and enforcing hills/mountains. Flat open plains of Poland continuously made this u . s . a regularly occurring invasion direction all throughout the time of historic previous. Russia/Ukraine had a similar problem no substantial physicall obstacles to stop Napolean and Hitler from the west. Mongols(Tatars) from the East. Luckly Russia has a extreme iciness climate in reaction to geographical motives. actual problem for Napoleon and the German/Axis forces. Italy replaced into very annoying for the Allies to bypass up the Italian peninsula simply by fact the country is divided in the midsection via the Apennines (runs north-south over 1000km) and numerous rivers delaying the allies northern enhance. Allies landed in Sicily 1943 and via 1945 Germany nevertheless controlled Northern Italy in the Alps region. England (Britain) going back to the Spanish Armada , Napolean, and of direction Nazi Germany. simply by fact this is an island

Answer 3

Well for one many times they were used as natural boundaries to seperate territories. Just look at some of the obscure state boundaries.

Many civilizations also lived near water. They were obviously a water source. They could be used for transportation. And the Nile actually floods then retreats and acts as a natural fertilizer.

Answer 4

Gravity made water run down a hill which transported water from mountains back to the ocean to complete the rain cycle

Answer 5

For nomadic people - Water for both them and their livestock

Rivers were also the impetus for settling and the development of agriculture.

Later they became important as sources of transportation, trade and power (mills, among other things)

Answer 6

Rivers diverted excess water that wasn't absorbed into the ground to the ocean. They still do.

Answer 7

An example of this might be Mississippi or Colorado , both named after rivers.For more e mail me.

Answer 8

eroded the land..creating different land formations