Population

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Population

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This refers to the number of people living in a specified geographical area at a particular time.

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Population Density

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This is the number of people living in an area per every square kilometre.

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Population Distribution

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This describes how people are spread out across a specific geographical area.

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Factors that affect population distribution.

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1. Climate
2. Vegetation
3. Natural resources ( Water)
4. Topography
5. Soil type

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Sparse Population

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This is the situation where few people live in a particular area. eg - Sahara

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Dense Population

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This is when a concentration of people live in a particular area. eg - Nile Rift Valley

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Physical factors that affect population distribution

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1. Relief
2. Climate
3. Water
4. Vegetation

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Relief

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Relief refers to the nature of the land. That is, it refers to how hilly or flat the land is. Flat lowlands and wide rivber valleys are densely populated. eg - Gagnes River, India. Highlands are sparsely populated as they are hard to navigate and access to utilities is difficult. eg - Andes, South America

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Climate

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Places with even rainfall distribution, abundance of sunlight and low temperature extremes attract dense population . eg - Kiberra, Kenya and Accra, Ghana. Greenland has a lot of temperature extremes , as it is very cold there. Other examples are the Sahara and the central part of Australia.

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Vegetation

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This refers to the plant cover of a place. Grassland areas are easy to cultivate and so attract dense population. eg- The Pampas in Argentina. Places like the Amazon jungle are not easy to cultivate as the vegetation there is thick . Thus, only a few people farm there.

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Water

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In places where there is an abundance of water resources (sea, valleys, rivers), there is dense population. eg - Nile, Egypt.