NAME :- TOTRE SARTHAK

DADABHAU
CLASS :- FYBBA
ROLL NO. :- 84
SUBJECT :- BUSINESS DEMOGRAPHY
PRESENTATION TITLE :- POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
COLLEGE NAME :- GRAMONNATI MANDAL

A.C.S. COLLEGE NARAYANGAON.

POPULATION
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POPULATION

DISTRIBUTION
 CONTENTS

 INTRODUCTON
 MEANING AND DEFINITION
 REASONS FOR UNEVEN POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
 FACTORS AFFECTING POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
 CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION OF POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

 Population Distribution means the pattern of where people live. World population is
uneven. Places which are sparsely populated contain few people. Places which are
densely populated contain many people. Sparsely populated places tend to be difficult
places to live. These are usually places with hostile environments, e.g., Antarctica.
Places which are densely populated are habitable environments, e.g., Europe.
 Population Distribution means the spread of people over an area is term population
distribution. In other words, it means the actual location of the people spread out
through country or region. In other terms, population distribution is the way in which
population is dispersed.
 DEFINITION OF POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

 The definition of Population Distribution is “how individuals of a species spread out in

the location that they live in. Geographical features such as resource availability drive
population distribution. Examples of what can drive population distribution are water,
soil, energy, minerals, climate, landforms, topography, and accessibility.”
 Population Distribution means the way in which population dispersed. In India, the
densely populated area is up Maharashtra, West Bangla, South States.
In India sparsely
population places is Jammu-Kashmir. There are various natural and human factors
affect on population distribution. For e.g., fertile land, water, climate, transport, good
communications, technology, employment, etc..
REASONS FOR
UNEVEN
POPULATION
DISTRIBUTION
 REASONS FOR UNEVEN POPULATION DISTRIBUTION
 The different reasons for uneven population distribution are as follows:

Quality Of Climate
Land Conditions

Reasons For Natural

Uneven Resources
Population Availabilit
Distribution
y

Transport
and
Topography
Communi-
cation
A. Availability Of Natural Resources:
• The regions having rich wealth of natural resources like coal, water,
minerals and forest wealth favour the growth of population.
• These resources help in the development of trade commerce and
industry.
• This promote cluster of population and there increase density of
population. This is the reasons that in India, Bihar and West Bengal
have high population.
B. Climatic Conditions :
Harsh climatic conditions also affect the distribution of populations. For
example, very hot regions like Rajasthan or cold snow covers regions of
Jammu and Kashmir have unfavorable and harsh climate. Livelihood
activities like agriculture and animal rearing cannot be done throughout the
year. Thus, these regions have low population.

C. Quality of Land :
Rich and fertile soil always help in the growth and development of
agricultural activities with substantially high yield per hectare. This is so
because fertile lands produce a variety of crops to support dense population so
one can see that East and South Asian Region and northern plains of India are
densely populated.
D.Topography :
Uneven topography leads to uneven distribution of
population. Like in the Himalayan region because of hilly
region, there is sparse population, whereas in the Ganga
plain, due to fertile soil and non hilly land, leads to dense
population.

E. Means of Transport and Communication :

Highly developed means of air, surface and water add to
the density of population in a particular region because
there the people can manage and carry on agricultural,
commercial as well as industrial activities very safely and
swiftly.
 FACTORS
AFFECTING
POPULATION
DISTRIBUTION
FACTORS AFFECTING POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

Factors Affecting Population

Distribution

Physical Factors Cultural Factors Socio-Economic

Factors

Climate Religious-Cultural Type of Economic

Landforms Factors Activity
Drainage Lack of Education Type of Technology
Fertility Government Policies Social Policy
Mineral and Energy Age of Marriage
Resources Wish for a Boy
Location Decrease in Death Rate
A)PHYSICAL FACTORS :-
These factors have always been important in determining the distribution of population and
remain so in spite of all developments in technology aiming at freeing human beings from the
control of natural environment. The most important physical factors affecting the distribution of
population are:
1. Climate : Temperature and rainfall are the climatic elements having the most profound impact
on population distribution. The high temperature and low water availability has similarly
restricted the agricultural potential of hot regions.
2. Landforms : Landforms are formed by both endogenic and exogenic forces. Endogenic
forces: Sudden forces like earthquakes, volcanoes, and landslides. Exogenic forces:
Erosional and depositional landforms formed because of agents like water, wind, sea
waves and glaciers.
3. Drainage : Drainage is the natural or artificial removal of a surface's water and sub
surface water from an area with excess of water. The internal drainage of
most agriculture soils is good enough to prevent severe waterlogging (anaerobic
conditions that harm root growth), but many soils need artificial drainage to improve
production or to manage water supplies.
4. Fertility :
This is an important determinant of the attraction of region for agrarian
population. The capability of soil to sustain cultivation, however, depends upon the
physical environment besides its inherent properties.
5. Mineral and Energy Resources :
Resources are basically anything that is used to provide benefits to humans. The
term 'resources' is usually used in the context of natural resources which are un-
exhaustible and renewable. Mineral resources, as the name suggests, are resources
that come from minerals. Energy resources, on the other hand, encompass all
sources of energy, both renewable and non-renewable.
6. Location :
The capacity of an area to attract population may also be affected by its location
and its accessibility. It has been often highlighted that the marginal parts of all
continents are more densely populated than their less accessible interior parts.
B) CULTURAL FACTORS :-
These factors like the modes of life of the people also affect the density of
population. The density of population is low in equatorial forests and deserts
because nomadic tribes live in regions are often found engaged in food
gathering to support their families.
1. Religious-Cultural Factors : Islam and Christianity strongly
criticise family planning therefore; people who are very religious
minded do not care for increased population.
2. Lack of Education : It is also one of the greatest factors of increase
in population as people are unaware of the economic burden,
increased population put on country’s economy.
3. Government Policies : Frequent government changes results in
inconsistency of policies against high population growth rate. The
government of France now gives incentives to the parents for giving
births to more children as their population growth rate is now
negative.
4. Age of Marriage :
In the Least Developed Countries(LDCs), females get
married at very young age and this also contributes to high
population growth in least developed countries.
5. Wish for a Boy :
People also wish for a baby boy who would be a source of
income for the parents in their old age. In wish of a boy,
sometimes people have more daughters as well.
6. Decrease in Death Rate :
The advanced medical facilities have caused decrease in
death rate which has also contributed to the increases in
population density.
C) SOCIO- ECONOMIC FACTORS :-
The social economic factors affecting population distribution are:
1. Type of Economic Activity : In rural areas, most people make direct use of the
surroundings land to support them through agriculture, hunting and mining; if land cannot
support its population, the surplus moves out. On the other hand, in urban areas, people
do not depend on land for sustenance and, therefore, can live in one area, though they
depend on products from other areas.
2. Type of Technology : Various economic activities are interrelated
with the types of technology that are used, and jointly they influence
population distribution. It has been pointed out that technology, “has
an important influence, for changes in the techniques employed in
any type of economic activity may open in new areas which are
unattractive the sites which formerly were advantageous”. Some of
economic reasons are as follows:
i. Industrialsation : Industries not only require labours
but also operators , management staff, engineers,
doctors, etc., as it has its own residential area.
ii. Need for High Income : Farmers in agricultural areas
require larger workforce to increase crop yield and
income. They do not think about increased population.
3. Social Policy : Most countries have strict laws
governing immigration, and can, therefore, control
the size as well as the internal distribution of their
populations. On the other hand, population
distribution within a country is not easily controlled
because, in most countries, citizens have the
constitutional right to decide the place of residence
within a country. Government however, may and
often do and indirectly influence decisions
individuals in this matter.
 CONCLUSION
 Population distribution denotes the spatial pattern due to dispersal of population, formation of
agglomeration, linear spread etc. Population density is the ratio of people to physical space. It shows
the relationship between a population and the size of the area in which it lives.
 With a negative Relationship, population growth is limited at low densities and becomes less limited as
it grows.
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