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Physical and human factor affecting population
distribution and density
- SOCIAL
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- Underpopulation= surplus resources able to be
sold for profit
- Traditions and religion beliefs lead to population growth e.g. amongst
Muslim and Catholic communication
- Underpopulation= surplus resources able to be
sold for profit
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- Overpopulation= exceeding carrying capacity and a shortage of resources
- Tradition of low birth rates
- Overpopulation= exceeding carrying capacity and a shortage of resources
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- Economic
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- Poor infrastructures (lack of communication
and poor services)
- Limited export trade and poor
markets
- Limited employment opportunities
- Poor infrastructures (lack of communication
and poor services)
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- Good infrastructure, i.e roads, rails, electricity, water and other services
- Good export trade and wealthy markets
- A vast economic structure with agriculture, industry, and
services offering a range of employment
- Good infrastructure, i.e roads, rails, electricity, water and other services
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- Resources
- + Good fish stocks, mineral and energy supply
- - Lack of resources like fish, energy
supply and minerals
- + Good fish stocks, mineral and energy supply
- Position
- - Interior locations, remote and
isolated from outside world
- + Coastal, estuary locations accessible to the outside
world and for trade
- - Interior locations, remote and
isolated from outside world
- Drainage
- - Marsh and swamp, lack of
water supply
- Well drained soils for farming,
adequate supply of water for supply
of water for domestic, agricultural
and industrial use
- - Marsh and swamp, lack of
water supply
- Vegetation
- + Vegetation that is easy to
clear or valuable land
- - Dense forest difficult to
penetrate and clear
- + Vegetation that is easy to
clear or valuable land
- Climate
- + Absence of extreme rainfall or
temperature. Enough rainfall and
adequate temperatures for crop
growth
- - Severely climatic conditions,
although low temperatures are
real limiting factors
- + Absence of extreme rainfall or
temperature. Enough rainfall and
adequate temperatures for crop
growth
- Soil
- + Fertile, easily
worked soils
- - Infertile soils, acid, leached and stony
- + Fertile, easily
worked soils
- Relief
- + Lowland and gently undulating terrain
- - Steep mountainous land
- + Lowland and gently undulating terrain
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