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Re-order Paragraphs
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Re-order Paragraphs
Arrange the sentences into the correct order.
Put the sentences in the correct order:
- Today, container terminals and customs software have replaced the old wooden quays, yet the underlying logic remains unchanged: whoever controls the harbour still controls the flow of goods into the interior.
- That same openness, though, made them vulnerable, since a port city that welcomed foreign trade also welcomed foreign fleets, and history records many such cities changing hands after a single naval battle.
- Because goods, sailors, and travellers from many nations passed through these harbours, port cities typically developed a cosmopolitan character, with languages, cuisines, and religious communities mixing more freely than in inland towns.
- This geographic advantage explains why so many of the world's major settlements grew up around natural harbours, estuaries, and river mouths rather than on more defensible but landlocked ground.
- A port city is defined less by its size than by its function: it exists at the point where a navigable waterway meets the open sea, allowing ships to load and unload cargo close to inland markets.