Question

Select the reason cities tended to develop at the fall line on rivers.

Answer 1

Answer:

The reason why cities tended to develop in the region of the fall line of rivers is because of the need to offload goods from the ships since navigation will be hindered at the zone.

Explanation:

Fall line is a region that separates the upland or mountainous zone from the lowland river bodies, where waterfall also occurs. The waterfall in this region tends to expose the beneath bedrock materials and stop the movement of riverboats and ships upstream. Therefore, the boats must offload their goods, which tends to induce the formation of ports and majorly settlement by commercially oriented people who are willing to utilize the opportunity to trade on the commodities offloaded. The emergence of cities along the river fall lines is owing to this reason.