Why are waterways in the United States so important to human settlement and economic activity?

Kenlyn asked Jul 15, 2022

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Why are waterways in the United

States so important to human settlement and
economic activity?

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it is because of the speed and low cost of transporting goods by water, influenced the locations of population settlements near navigable water.

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