Where do you expect human settlement to occur?

Many factors can play into this. There are so many diverse cultures and civilizations that have occurred throughout history, and many still thrive today. Mesopotamia, for example, had very nutrient rich soil and was close to the equator, and was located near the Tigris–Euphrates river system, making it perfect for growing crops and raising a population of humans. It could also be availability of lumber, coal, precious metals, and wild animals.

Explanation:

the earthquake in haiti was a magnitude of 7.0 according to the u.s geological survey yet the smaller earthquake in haiti killed more than 200,000 and left more than 1.2 million people homeless. the chile earthquake was a magnitude of 8.8 and 500 times more stronger but chile's earthquake only injured 712 people.