Suburban sprawl is tremendously expensive to the economy as a whole. Infrastructure and critical services such as water and energy can be delivered at a cost that is 2.5 times higher in the suburbs than in dense metropolitan areas.
<span>The Sahara's size and harsh terrain limited movement. Camels could carry huge loads up to 5000 punds and could go 20-30 miles often without water. Camels were much better suited to the desert travel than horses. This made new trade routes possible.</span>
<span>without them, the small States would have carried little weight in the new government</span>
They needed to have enough supply for food is what I would say because if you don't eat you will eventually get weak and die.
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