>>393970We're talking about rural villages.
>build a settlement on top of a mountain ridge>have to carry water up from the valley on a daily basis for drinking - it's a 2 hour hike that wears you out so you are not productive for another 2 hours after you get back>have to rely on rain to water your crops - fuck carrying that much water from the valley>barely have time to hunt or farm because constantly toting water up the trail from the valley>can't even farm decent crops on windy, rocky and steep ridge when it does rain enough for things to grow>still can't figure out why there is never enough food or water for everybody>lose a few people to starvation every winter>but the views of the sunset were great!>build your settlement in a valley>have your pick of farmland and game animals>build a system of irrigation canals so the water passively flows from the stream directly into your fields >fetching water for drinking is as simple as drawing from the well>food is plentiful, lots leftover for winter>population grows larger every year 