Population Patterns: What Factors Determine the Location and Growth of Human Settlements?

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.

Product details

• Authors: Hyde, Natalie Hyde
• Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 11 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.01.2010
• EAN: 9780778751977
• ISBN: 978-0-7787-5197-7
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 202 mm x 252 mm x 9 mm
• Weight: 185 g
• Series: Investigating Human Migration; Investigating Human Migration; Human Migration and Settlement
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > Mankind; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools