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Content: It's also possible for jobs to move from cities to the suburbs, leading immigrants to settle in suburban neighborhoods more often than city centers. Economic Activity
Trade-ability to sell and purchase goods and services encourages settlement
Cost of living-being able to afford to live comfortably determines where someone can or wants to live. Job availability-having access to means to make money to afford a place to settle. Industry-increased industry increases the availability of jobs
Human Factors Part 3
Settlement patterns have always been affected by the technology available to settlers, and especially by methods of transportation. In the past, when boats were the best way to transport goods and people, most major settlements were located next to the sea or rivers. In fact, the world’s biggest cities today are still located next to water, though transportation technology has allowed inland regions to be populated too. In the 1800s, the American West and other parts of the world saw settlements spring up along the newly built railroads, and today highways and roads form an even bigger factor. Transportation Routes
Rivers-early settlement relied on access to rivers to ship materials inland and is still used today to some extent. Railroads-the expansion of the rail system increased the movement of people and goods into inland areas that may not have access to rivers. Highways- the growth and improvements to the highways systems have allowed for transport of goods by large trucks across a region in a timely manner.