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ARCTIC OCEAN
ARCTIC
OCEAN
GREENLAND
(Denmark)

ASIA

NORTH EUROPE
PACIFIC AMERICA ATLANTIC
OCEAN OCEAN
PACIFIC
Tropic of Cancer Tropic of Cancerropic of Cancer
T
AFRICA OCEAN

Equator Equator
SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN
AMERICA
T
Tropic of Capricorn PACIFIC Tropic of Capricornropic of Capricorn
AUSTRALIA
OCEAN ATLANTIC
Persons Per Sq. Km.
OCEAN
Sparse Below 50
Moderate 50 - 100
Dense Above 100

World population density
Similarly, very dense forests do not encourage natural vegetation, the people may prefer to
concentration of human population, as it is settle there, as we can see in the hot and
difficult to clear land for cultivation and humid regions.
settlement.
Socio-economic Factors
The relief features and climate form the basis for
In addition to the geographical factors, there are
the settlement of population at a place. Besides many socio-economic factors by which population
them there are many other geographical factors
density is influenced. Some of these factors are as
which influence settlement. The important of
follows :
these are :
1. Technological Development : The level of
1. Availability of Water : Man can occupy even technological development in an area also
dry areas provided there is some amount of
determines the density of population at a
water for domestic and irrigation purposes. place. A technologically and industrially
The small settlements in the deserts prove this developed area attracts manpower as there are
point.
avennes for employment. This is the reason
2. Availability of Minerals : Minerals have that a large number of people migrate from
always attracted human concentration. The rural and less-developed areas to more-
main reason for the development of Uranium developed areas.
City in the desolate and cold Northern Canada
2. Development : Development is an important
is the availability of uranium.
factor why people like to settle there. Industrial
3. Fertility of Soil : If the soil is fertile, a place development at a place attracts a large number
can attract population, as we can see that hills of people from other regions because there are
are occupied because soil is fertile for many more employment opportunities.
crops, such as apple, dry fruits etc.
3. Urbanisation and Civic Facilities : Similarly,
4. Natural Vegetation : If a place has precious urbanisation attracts a large number of people
Human Resources
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