Practice question · Select all that apply
Which factors pull real settlements away from the clean central-place lattice?
Hints
- Real terrain distorts any idealised lattice.
- Water, defence and routes are the great distorters.
Show the answer
- B. Mountain passes and trade chokepoints
- C. Rivers and coastlines offering transport and water
- D. Defensible hills in times of conflict
Why
Water, defense, and trade routes are the great distorters of the ideal grid, and their pull is exactly the historical signal. Hexagons, being shapes, have no preferences.
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