Population Patterns: What Factors Determine the Location and Growth of Human Settlements? (Investigating Human Migration & Settlement (Paperback))

Why do people migrate to and settle in the places they do? Fascinating examples from history help explain the determining factors of migration. Readers will fascinated to read about the settling the Nile in ancient Egypt; the Industrial Revolution in Britain; the opening up of the American West; the Gold Rush; and the colonization of Australia.