“90 percent of the world population lives in about 10 percent of its total land area, whereas remaining 10 percent population resides in the 90 percent of its land area." Support the statement with suitable examples.

Explanation

The population of world is unevenly distributed due to:
(i) Availability of water like in river valleys
(ii) Land forms e.g. plains are densely populated while hilly areas are sparsely populated. Deserts are also sparsely populated.
(iii) Climate: Hot, cold and dry climates have sparse population e.g. tundra region, desert regions etc. Areas of moderate climate have dense population.
(iv) Fertile soil regions are densely populated for the possibility of agriculture.
(v) Availability of minerals.
(vi) Industrialisation.
(Any 5 points to be explained)