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One physical factor that affects a population distribution is the proximity to the coast, one
example is the high population density in the Pearl River delta region which boarders with the
South China Sea, it is convenient for the transportation network of major shipping companies. A
human factor that affects population density is the availability of better job opportunities. People
tend to prefer living in more economically developed regions as there are higher chances of
finding work with better wages.
2. There are high population densities in coastal regions due to it facilitating trade (in the form of
ports), low population densities in desert regions such as the Sahara Desert and the Gobi Desert
in China, and high densities in oil rich regions such as the UAE and Nigeria.
3. 1 problem of classfying countries in terms of economic development is the fact that it is
oversimplified, some economically developed countries rely on the employment of people in
informal sectors, with low wages, and unsafe working conditions. Classifying a coutry based on its
economy is not an objective indicator, as it does not consider factors such as poverity rates,
minimum wages, and literacy rates. One advantage of this type of classification is that it gives an
overview of the state of a country’s economy.
4. One way a country can measure economic development is the GNI (gross national income). The
GNI classifies countries in three different groups, HICs, MICs, and LICs, based on the national
income of a country.

1. One factor which affects the population distribution in a country is the availability of fertile land,
only a small portion of China’s population is favorable for rain-fed agriculture, this explains the
 reason behind the fact that 50% of its population is living on 8.2% of the land. Another factor is
the proximity to the coast, people favor coastal regions as it is better for trade, fishing and
transportation.
2. The growth of megacities such as Mumbai can be explained through many factors such as their
location. Mumbai is located on the West coast of India, meaning that two major ports were
situated there allowing trade in and out of Mumbai.
3. There are different types of internal migration. Since 1978 China experienced the world’s largest
internal migration with over 160 million migrants moving from rural areas to urban areas, as
wages in urban areas are 40% higher. This type of migration is for people seeking better job
opportunities. Another example of a different type of internal is the migration of 6 million black
people from 1948-1994 in South Africa. In this time the white national party had full control of
the country and set up the apartheid system which forced black people to move from “white
town” to the “homelands”.