This is a map of New York from 1842. The map shows a scale stating that one inch equals 1000 feet and the island is approximately 10 inches across. Manhattan is in the middle of the map and is surrounded almost entirely by water. The Hudson River is on the left and the Eastern River is along the bottom and on the right. Brooklyn is visible, across the East River. A legend is shown on the right side of the map, listing churches, banks, public buildings, and museums. The more populated areas are near the shore. This map supports the idea that urbanization

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This map supports the idea that urbanization was more likely to occur near water for transport and energy needs.

Rivers are an important source of freshwater and this represented a great opportunity to settle in and establishing towns that later became cities. Rivers also represented an excellent way to develop navigation and transport people and goods such as raw materials and crops. Finally, rivers allow fishing, an important source of food to feed families. That is why many important cities are located next to rivers or close to the banks of a river.

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