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Natural factors | Affect the result | Reason | Example |
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Terrain | Plain | Most cities are located in the plains | Flat terrain, fertile soil, convenient for farming | Most of our cities are on the third ladder |
Plateau | Cities in the tropics are mostly distributed on the plateau | The tropics are hot in the lowlands and cool in the highlands | Brasilia |
Mountains | Cities are mainly distributed in the middle and low latitudes | The surface is relatively flat with abundant water sources | Fenhe and Weihe valleys |
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Climate | Suitable climate | Cities are distributed along river valley bottoms or open lowlands | Moderate precipitation, moderate temperature | High proportion of cities in wet areas |
Bad weather | There are few cities in desert areas, alpine areas, and hot and humid areas | Unfavorable precipitation or temperature conditions | There are few cities in the arid regions of northwest my country |
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River | Water supply | Cities are often distributed along rivers | Cities need a lot of water for domestic and production use | Cities along the Yangtze river |
Transportation | The starting point and ending point of the river can easily form a city | Goods are gathered and transshipped here | Ganzhou |
It is easy to form cities at the confluence of main and tributaries | Mass flow of people and logistics | Yibin, Chongqing, Wuhan |
Where the river bends more | Interchange between river and sea | Shanghai, Guangzhou |
Military defense | Where the river bends more | Defence with natural river surface | Bern, Paris |
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