What information might the geographer be able to convey more clearly than
the economic historian?

some information that a geographer might be able to convey more clearly than the economic historian would be the migration patterns of humans over time, based on the changing  climate and environment that forced them to move. 

explanation:

it affected it because the kingdoms (with trade) slowly got richer and richer.

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