Question

“Physical Factors are the most important factor that influences the distribution of population”. Support your answer with the help of these three criteria’s-Climate, Soil and Minerals.

Answer 1

It is, however, not to suggest that population distribution on the earth surface is determined by physical factors alone, for within the broad framework of physical attractions and constraints, cultural factors strongly influence the way mankind is distributed over the earth (Hornby and Jones, 1980:20). Thus, apart from physical factors, numerous social, demographic, economic, political and historical factors affect population distribution.