Europe started exploring for the sake of their religions and to get richer by making trades for spices and other things.
A Americans wanting more land to settle and benefit from economically.
The Homestead Act signed in 1862 opened the settlement in the western US, encouraging Americans including freed slaves, provided they never took up arms against the US government, could claim up to 160 acres of federal land under the basis that land had to be cultivated or use to build a house.
Yes they did. Most likely, they were new people.
Question:
Which scarce resource has most directly shaped Southwest Asia's history and settlement patterns?
A. Rich Soil
B. Natural Gas
C. Water
D. Forests
"Water is a scarce resource which has directly shaped Southwest Asia's history and settlement patterns"
Explanation:
Majority of the South Asian population are situated along with water areas. Along the river in the Tigris that has the Mediterranean Sea. The land situated in Euphrates River and Tigris is referred to as Mesopotamia. The land is fertile; thus, agricultural practices and carried out by the villages. Besides rich in agriculture, Mesopotamia is rich in culture. Therefore, as a result, agricultural activities have spread to other areas. Because of the rise of these activities, water as a resource has become scarce.
