Question

explain population distribution of Asia 80 words​

Answer 1

This chapter aims at providing an overview of population distribution in Asia at various

scales. Asia is taken here in the usual United Nations definition, and comprises the 51

countries and territories forming a triangle with the Bosporus to the West, Japan to the

Northeast, and Indonesia to the Southeast, as the three corners.

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It includes China and India,

which are the two most populated nations in the world. With the addition of Indonesia,

Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan, six out of the ten largest populations are in Asia. While there

are a few Asian countries with less than a million inhabitants, such as the Maldives in the

Indian Ocean and Bhutan in the Himalayas, Asia is made up mostly of nations with large

populations, and 24 among them have more than 20 million inhabitants. This chapter will

examine the main features of the spatial distribution of population in Asia, by stressing the

geographical and demographic variations observed across the continent, and by presenting

some of the main factors that have influenced the settlement patterns observed today. The

spatial distribution of Asia's population is particularly skewed in comparison with that of

other continents. We will also review the recent population dynamics and see how they are

likely to alter the population distribution within Asia.