Could you give more detail on the question is please?
Answer:
Wealth and competition.
Explanation:
European nations colonized and expanded to control vast areas with large numbers of resources, this gave them wealth, income, and more trading opportunities. Another reason European nations expanded their Empire was to compete with other large national superpowers.
Usually people would settle wherever they could find rich soil and a water source. so mountains were one of the main places that people settled in early civilization.
