Why do humans tend to settle near coasts?

Fresh water, of course, is the elixir of life and if a clan could settle near a steady source of it, they were way ahead of the game. Fish became important to diets. read more

If you go back in time to when we were first starting to settle, you would find it much more accurate to say that we settled in littoral ecozones rather than on coasts. read more

Floating on water beat the hell out of hiking through wilderness. Fresh water, of course, is the elixir of life and if a clan could settle near a steady source of it, they were way ahead of the game. Fish became important to diets. read more

Students' responses will vary, but may include that people like living near the water. Tell students that many of the world’s largest cities are located on the coast. Throughout history, cities were built around ports because ports provided opportunities for trade, jobs, and transportation. People chose to move to coastal cities for these reasons. read more