Population Distribution and Economic Activities

Population distribution

• Urbanization is not a factor related to population distribution.
• Climate, Relief and Water supply affects where people live.

Geographical Factors

• Mountains have lower population density due to factors including: difficult terrain, limited access to resources, and harsh climates.
• Sugar factories are often established in sugar cane production areas because of proximity to raw materials.
• Logging is not common in equatorial regions due to the dense vegetation and high rainfall, which create conditions unfavorable for logging.

Economic Activities

• Provider region - Regions with abundant natural resources, supplying raw materials and services to others.
• Recipient region - Regions that rely on imported resources and services from other regions.
• Mining relies on extracting minerals from the earth, often requiring heavy machinery and can disrupt ecosystems.
• Fishing relies on catching fish from natural sources and is sensitive to overfishing and environmental changes.
• Attractive factors - Favorable conditions, like abundant resources, fertile land, and favorable climate, that attract populations to live there.
• Unattractive factors - Unfavorable conditions, like arid climates, infertile land, and limited resources that discourage populations.

Geography of the World

• India has the highest sex ratio in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Delhi.
• The Dogger Bank fishing grounds, located in the North Sea, are a rich fishing area known for its abundance of fish.
• Japan has the highest life expectancy.
• Countries that are in the second stage of the demographic transition are typically characterized by declining birth rates and improving living standards. India is an example of a country in the second stage of the demographic transition.
• Mumbai is a major Indian city.