HILLS
METALS and MINERALS
FORESTS
RIVERS
SOILS
SWAMPS
COASTLINES
Sometimes settlements grow because they control access to an important resource such as salt, iron ore, coal.
In areas where wars were frequent, settlements were often built on the top of __________ because this made then difficult to attack.
Few settlements are built in _________ because of the danger of disease. The link between swamps and diseases like malaria was known thousands of years ago.
All settlements need food so access to good ___________ is important. In Belize, the areas that have the fewest people are the ones with the poorest soils.
It is common to find towns and villages at the edge of ___________ because people used wood for building and for keeping warm.
Is good for trade as well as for fishing and, in modern times, tourism.
They provide water for drinking, cooking and other activities.