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Headings: human settlement
human settlement
Introduction
Rivers
Harbors
Volcanoes
Forests
Spread of Settlements

Content: Rivers also directed settlement in unfamiliar areas. Explorers, traders, and settlers had to use rivers because they were the easiest way to travel through new lands. Today, there are dozens of national, state, and provincial capitals that are located next to rivers. Harbors
The calm waters of a natural harbor offer another attractive place for human settlement. All kinds of water vessels can be sailed into a harbor, where they are sheltered from high waves and strong currents. Harbors are good for trade because they are easy places to load and unload boats with goods and people. Harbors are found along the coasts of oceans and lakes all over the world. Volcanoes
Another important feature for settlement is land that is good for farming. Human settlements can often be found around volcanoes. There is a risk to living near a volcano because it could erupt.