In the past, where did humans tend to settle?

Hi everyone, this post will answer you this question: where do humans tend to settle and why? Geographers and historians look for reason of why people decided to settle in an area. Long time ago people had to find a good place to live and grow the crops and what will be a future home. I personally think that when choosing an area for you to live the topography of the land is very important. The factors of topography are: land (physical features) and climate. A perfect place is near water, with land, where there is a appropriate climate and weather and where there are a lot of animals. Water because it is a important natural resource which can be used for many things, such as: watering plants, drinking it, and maybe even using it for cleaning yourself. There needs to be land to grow plants which will be eaten. The climate needs to be appropriate for the needs; not too hot and not too cold. It also needs to be with animals because they’re a source of food. Though humans at that time didn't have as much choice to move as we have today. So is there was actually a problem they either had to move or adapt. There are 3 main tipes of movements:

• Temporary --- movements repeated in a cycle --- going to a workplace in the morning and coming back home in the evening
• Periodic --- for a period of time --- all summer at the seaside
• Migration --- for ever --- many Italians moved to New York during the early 1900s

So as you can see So as you can see those are some main needs which people had to consider when choosing a place to live.

U.K. Topographic Map