Geography Shapes Human Settlement Patterns

The human footprint map proves we are totally predictable creatures. If you look at the

Eastern US, everyone is jammed into the Northeast Corridor or the Florida coast,

and it is not an accident. We swarm specific spots like New York and Boston because

of deep harbors and flat land that make trade easy. Meanwhile, the map goes dark

over the Appalachians because mountains are a nightmare for building roads. We ignore the hard

stuff and flock to the resources. Whether it is Pittsburgh for steel or Miami for the weather,

geography decides the destiny of every single city.