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A historical perspective focuses on the temporal dimension of human experience (time and chronology), while geography is concerned with the spatial dimension of human experience (space and place). ... Understanding spatial patterns and processes is essential to appreciating how people live on Earth.
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As the Railroads in the early United States moved west wards towards the Pacific Coast, it was still going to operate in a region with a very thin population.
The Western parts of the country were considered poor and not many people had moved there except for farmers and miners.
However, once the railroads started to move west wards, many farmers looked at it as an opportunity to make a quick buck. They were willing to sell the best agriculture land in return for high profits.
Farmers also believed that by selling good land and providing easy routes to railroads might mean greater settlement in the region, which would directly lead to more business for them.
The transcontinental railroads were crucial in the union and success of the United States in these early years.
The consumer who is renting a house <em>doesn't have to fix a pipe that gets broken</em> because the owner is responsible for the house's maintenance.
<em>A consumer builds a pool in the backyard</em>. Purchasing a home. They can make any project because it's their property.
<em>A consumer drives a car on a cross-country road trip covering 20,000 miles.</em> Leasing a vehicle.
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