Why do people chose to live where they do??

As we traveled the country I kept thinking about what draws people to where they live....for some...work...for others...weather...cost of living, family, environment, traditions,..whatever it is there sure are different cultures, behaviors, words, food likes, dress....yet we are all just people created by the same creator....some have so little yet still smile...what an amazing country we have seen over the weeks....beautiful scenery, incredible rock formations, the bluest water, the redest cliffs, the biggest sand dunes, the most beautiful cactus flowers, amazing arches, massive dams, rough running waters, calm little creeks, snow, ice, tundra, dessert, forests, plains, heat, cold, big animals (buffalo), small creatures (kangaroo rat) caves, cliffs, hills, mountians, ...what else can I say but...God you are an amazing creator...we are a blessed people....