SOCB44H3 Lecture Notes - Exact Sciences, Mental Abacus, Code Of Law
Document Summary
For most of human history there is no such things as cities. Initial human settlement people were scattered all over the place some people were hunters and gathers. First urban settlements arose around 8000 bce. These were not very big might have had a population of 5000 people. Largest ancient city was rome among all other ancient cities. Advantages of grouping together will provided protection. Water is a important resource you cannot have large perimeter without water. Water is a huge consideration regarding urban settlements. Early urban settlements occurred around areas that had a supply of water for. For examples tigris euphrates river is where one of the earliest urban settlements started due to the significant amount of water supply. If an environment has harsh conditions water is most likely not accessible. There is not a lot of desert cities. Most of the population in canada is concentrated largely a function of climate.
