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300 words on Why is not the world population distributed equally across the globe?

Answer 1

The world population is not and has never been evenly distributed throughout the world. For example, in Brazil more than half of all our people live in cities that together account for only 4% of the entire national territory. Asia, for example, which accounts for about one-third of the world's land, has more than 60% of all the world's inhabitants.

In order to understand this population concentration in some places, it is important to analyze this reality based on several factors that are related, facilitating or making it difficult to increase the number of people in certain places. They are related to the natural or physical, historical and economic aspects related to the place.

In terms of natural factors, we have that the localities of the planet present differences with respect to conditions suitable for human life, such as fertile soils and a favorable climate for cultivation, proximity to the coast and ease of obtaining drinking water throughout the year. In this sense, it is more difficult for desert regions, high altitude sites or dense forests to maintain a large number of people with locally generated resources. It is easier to have larger populations in flatter sites, with fertile soils and near rivers.

With regard to historical aspects, parts of the world with a long history of occupation of ancient civilizations, linked to the development of agriculture of high productivity species (such as rice, wheat and other grains), tend to present a greater amount of Population than regions of more recent occupation.

Another aspect is related to economic factors, since regions in which there are cities focused on industrial production, as well as services, and older agriculture using intensive production techniques, tends to present a larger number of people . This means that a lot of people leave the place to go to the capitals, for example, to obtain employment and better living conditions, increasing the population concentration in some places.

Thus, due to various factors such as the availability of natural conditions for human life, regional history, and economic factors (more jobs), some regions of the world have a much larger population than other places, as shown in figure Annex, which shows that there are more people living in that part of Asia than in the rest of the world.

This huge population concentration is also a problem, as it reflects situations such as wars (such as Syria), economic difficulties (such as those in African countries), and inequality between places in the world. In this sense, billions of people end up leaving the places where they were born to go to others in search of better living conditions. This challenge is one more that we will have to face in order to build a more dignified world for all.

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Answer 2

DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION :

The way in which people are spread across the earth surface is known as the pattern of Population distribution. The population is unevenly distributed . Some areas like the Ganga basin and industrial regions of north - east USA are densely populated.

Some areas like parts of Sahara Desert and Amazon rainforest are almost uninhabited . very few people live in high altitudes. Some facts about distribution of population are :-

♣ More than 90 percent of the world's population lives in about 10 percent of the land surface.

♣ Almost 3/4 of the world's people live in two continents, Asia and Africa.

♣ 60 percent of the world's people live in just 10 countries . All of them have more than a 100 million people.

♣ More people live north of the equator than south of the equator.

♣ The crowded areas are south - east Asia, north- east Europe and north- eastern North America.

Factors Affecting Distribution of Population
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♠ Topography :

plains have highest concentration of population due to flat Topography , which is suitable for agriculture, industries and Development of transport. plateaus are less populated and mountains have lowest concentration of population.

Example : Himalayas, Alps, Andes have very less Population. In India , the northern fertile plains are thicky populated because of rich fertile soil, favourable climate and employment opportunities.

♠ Climate :

Regions which extremely cold or hot climate or have less rainfall are thinly populated,

Example : Sahara Desert and polar regions . In India, very few people live in Rajasthan due to very hot and dry climate. Regions which have monsoon climate with abundant rainfall and coastal areas with moderate climate are heavily populated.

♠ Fertile Soil :

Areas with fertile soil support a large population , because the land is fit for cultivation.

Example : fertile plains of the Ganga and Brahmaputra valley in India, Hwang- Ho in China , and the Nile in Egypt are densely populated.

♠ Avialibility of water :

people prefer to live in areas where water is easily available. The river valleys are densely populated while deserts have sparse population.

♠ Minerals :

Most of the Industries are located in places where minerals are easily available. These places are most populated .

Example : The states of Bihar and Odisha are thickly populated. such areas offer job opportunities.

♠ Social Factor :

people tend to move to those places which have better Education, Housing and Health Facilities,

Example : Delhi.

♠ Cultural Factor :

Places with religious and cultural significance have more Population.

Example : Varanasi, Jerusalem, Vatican City.

♠ Employment :

Industrial areas provide employment opportunities . large number of people migrate to these places from villages and small cities.

Areas like Chhotanagpur plateau, Mumbai in India and Osaka in Japan have high density of population because they offer diverse oppurtunities of employment in industries and other fields.