How did East Asia's highlands affect human settlement?

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Explanation: The highlands of East Asia were sparsely populated but provided  protection to Rivers, Plateaus, Islands around it thereby making people settle in the area  near the river basin areas as it provided fertile soil for the people to live and settle, since the highlands were cold and rugged.

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1. darius the great     persia  

2. piankhi       nubia

3. ezana       aksum

4.     nebuchadnezzar     babylonia

5. shalmaneser iii     assyria