ABSTRACT
Introduction OF all topographic controls affecting settlement those depending on mountain conditions are the most complex. It would be impossible to discuss all the variations which have been in part determined by elevation, by varying slopes, by the character of the rocks of which the mountains are composed. Some of these factors have already been discussed; e.g., the effect of a dissected sandstone plateau on the spread of the settlement near Sydney, Australia. So also the effect of the cuestas of the Weald is illustrated in Fig. 95. I have, therefore, decided to choose certain classical examples of mountain settlement, which will, I hope, help my readers to realize how manifold are the variations of this type of environment.
