Geography: How Civilizations Are Affected By Geography

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Civilizations are sometimes impacted by geography. Whether it's by mountains, rivers, or desert regions. Geography helps civilizations develop and also helps them with their needs. In this essay, I will wrie about how people or civilizations are impacted by geography. Rivers helped early humans gain access to water and fertile ground for agriculture. ''Surrounded by water, the Greeks nevertheless faced a shortage of water.'' Underground water sources called aquifers supply most oases (area made fertile by a source of freshwater in an otherwise dry and arid region). Depending on the climate, if it's hot and dry, the rivers would dry up. ''Compared to many countries, there is a real scarcity of rivers and these often dry up to a trickle in

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