population

Population!

• Number of people living in an area divided by the size of the area = Population density
• Density of population is the number of people in a given area.
• There are reasons to why we are not evenly distributed
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Sparely populated (Highlands of Scotland)

• physical factors
• -climate- cool summers and high ppt
• -Relief- highlands and steep slopes
• -Soils-thin and acid soils and much of the land is bare rock
• Economic factors
• -remote position away from the markets
• -poor communications with few transport links
• -far away from goods and services
• Resulting in :
• -There are lots of unproductive land
• -farming is difficult and cannot employ many people
• -Industry is not interested in locating here

Densely populated (London)

• Economic factors
• -An attractive location for industry and business
• -Has good transport links eg. airports and railways and motor ways
• -Long established centre for business and trade in city
• -capital city
• -lots of job opportunities
• -easy trade close to Europe
• -Goods and services
• Physical
• -relief is low laying (flat lands)
• -Open land(grass land) -easy to settle in
• -fertile soil
• -river (water sources)

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