how do you identify an under populated region
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Even if the Earth population is growing, sparsely populated areas still constitute the biggest part of the world; they are not limited to “pristine” or “virgin” areas and are not also well covered by the category of “rural”.
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In most cultures, “sparselands” are associated with a number of other characteristics pointing out the association between population sparsity and determined social and cultural features.
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Independently from ecological or political differences, sparsely populated across the world share a number of common features including weaker political or administrative control, the survival of cultural differences or a more or less conflictual relationship with urban areas.
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Sparsely populated areas across the World can be considered as a specific environment or geographical category and approached globally as such.
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The approach of sparsely populated regions as different helps explaining contemporary environmental or governance conflicts.