Human development tends to cluster on low plains and gently rolling hills, weaving around mountains and high elevations. But in many parts of our world, this pattern is reversed. There are many places where dense human populations, cities, and roads cluster along mountains and high plateaus. Where are these mountain civilizations, and why do they exist?

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