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Why are most of the settlements in the Prairies located along roads and railway lines?
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Most of the settlements in the Prairies are located along roads and railway lines due to the following reasons:
(a) The levelled land facilitates the construction of roads and railway lines.
(b) In the late nineteenth century, the construction of transcontinental railways like the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway attracted millions of people who settled near railway lines and roads in search of jobs.
(c) Economy is dependent on transport and communication, thereby, inducing people to settle near transport routes.
(a) The levelled land facilitates the construction of roads and railway lines.
(b) In the late nineteenth century, the construction of transcontinental railways like the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway attracted millions of people who settled near railway lines and roads in search of jobs.
(c) Economy is dependent on transport and communication, thereby, inducing people to settle near transport routes.
(b) In the late nineteenth century, the construction of transcontinental railways like the Canadian Pacific Railway and the Canadian National Railway attracted millions of people who settled near railway lines and roads in search of jobs.
(c) Economy is dependent on transport and communication, thereby, inducing people to settle near transport routes.
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