Explain the ways in which the geography of the west was a factor in its settlement?

1 way that the geography of the west was a factor in it's settlement was partially due to the fact that it was unexplored land and that where the settlers came from, the monarchs were greedy. however, the land was fertile enough to give good harvests. Since the west was vast, but the journey was hard, the homestead act came into being and so therefore, more settlers came and inhabited the west.