In The Past , where did Humans tend to settle and Why?

In the past the people tended to go to similar places. That is so when they were there they were comfertable, or have all of the things that we need. For example, people of the past did not normally live in the mountains. The reason for that it the weather is really cold and it might not have as much grass as you need if they were herders. Herders would probably want to live somewhere where it is not really hot or cold, also they would want it to be flat with a lot of grass for their animals. People also would not want to live in a desert because they would get heat exhaustion, they would not have anough food or water, and it would be hard to make a house in because the material for it is not easy to find. Normal people of the past would usually settle in places where it is a bit cooler, but not too much, close to fresh water, and by people to buy goods from.

Here is the population of China. As you can see, there are not as many people close to the mountains.