Over the duration of history, specific adaptations need to be made to combat problems. However, often, these difficulties or obstacles are derived from geography. Starting with the Indus River Valley which spanned from around 2500-1500 BCE, the tactics used to combat geographical obstacles seemed to be carried out into the future, such as creating dams or reservoirs As Ancient Greece began to flourish, the struggle of isolation was created by the large mountains everywhere in Greece. To fight against this, the Greeks often used bodies of water to trade and collect resources unable to them because of their infertile soil. Thhn Is provided them with important materials that initially would not have been accessible. The Aksum trading center, however, used the disadvantages of their land to their advantage. The hilly land was often transformed to terca e farming. This combated the unfarmable land. This allowed the growth of important crops that were later used to trade, like wheat and barley. In all of these places, the citizens used their geography to form a substantial part of their lives. This allows them to succeed.

The people of Indus faced several complications as well as opportunities to thrive as they were located near banks of the Indus and Ganges rivers. The people of Indus could be supported with work and trading, yet dealt with over flooding and drought caused by monsoon winds. Available to them were rivers, natural boundaries and resources. As for work within the