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What are the different human factors that affect population density? Explain


Different human factors that affect the population growth are:























Factors



High population density



Low population density



Political



Countries with stable governments tend to have high population density;


Example: Singapore



Countries with unstable governments tend to have lower population densities as people move away;


Example: Afghanistan



Social



Groups of people prefer to live close to each other for security;


Example; USA



Other groups of people prefer to be isolated;


Example; Scandinavians



Economics



Good job opportunities encourage high population densities, particularly in large cities in both the more economically developed countries (EMDCs)


Example: Tokyo


And less economically developed countries (ELDCs)


Example: Mumbai



Limited job opportunities cause some more areas to be sparsely populated ;


Example: Amazon Rainforest




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