What physical characteristics made the italian peninsula an ideal location to establish settlements? how did these early settlements interact whith each other?

1. The Italian peninsula became an ideal location to establish settlements for 3 main physical characteristics:

The shape of the peninsula guaranteed natural harbors for ships.The location in the center of the Mediterranean Sea was the source of wealth and new ideas. Most people in this location were near water so fish became part of their diet.

2. The Ancient Rome settlements relied strongly on slavery, trade and agriculture. Therefore, the access to sea, fresh water, natural barriers and nutrient rich soil played an important role in early settlements.

a) The distance covered by the moving object is approximately 18.85 km

b) The magnitude of the displacement of the object is 0 (no displacement)

Explanation:

From the drawing, we have;

The sale of the drawing is 1 unit = 1 km

The radius of the circle in the drawing along which the object moves = 3 units

Therefore;

The radius of the circle along which the object moves, r = 1 km/unit × 3 units = 3 km

a) The distance covered by the object that moves from point A to B to C to D and finally to A is equal to the circumference of the circle

Therefore;

The distance covered by the moving object, d = 2·π·r

By pugging the value for r = 3 km

d = 2 × π × 3 km = 6·π km ≈ 18.85 km

The distance covered by the moving object, d ≈ 18.85 km

b) The displacement = The object's change in position

The initial position of the object = Point A

The final position of the object = Point A

Therefore, the displacement of the object, A = No displacement = 0 (No difference between the initial and final location of the object