1. Uneven population distribution SOURC E : UN, 2 0 2 0 . Thailand Myanmar Nepal South Korea Japan Philippines Vietnam Iran Afghanistan Malaysia Uzbekistan Saudi Arabia Iraq Yemen Indonesia Nigeria Tanzania Kenya South Africa Uganda Algeria Sudan Angola Morocco Cameroon United States of America Brazil Mexico Canada Ecuador Peru Argentina Australia Chile Bolivia Colombia Ethiopia Egypt European Russia Germany France Italy Spain Ukraine Poland United Kingdom Dem. Rep. of the Congo China India Pakistan Bangladesh Ghana Mali Niger Malawi other countries other countries other countries Venezuela Guatemala other countries Turkey Asia Africa America Europe Oceania other 933943_02_p054_h01_paises_mas_poblados Population distribution World population is over 7.8 billion (7,800,000,000) people. The population is concentrated in a few regions. This uneven distribution is influenced by physical and human factors. MAIN FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE POPULATION DISTRIBUTION P H YS I C A L H U M A N A mild climate. Most of the population lives in temperate climate zones. Availability of water. Coasts and areas close to large rivers and lakes are densely populated . Gentle relief. This makes agriculture and transport easier. Economic dynamism. Countries and regions with high economic activity attract workers. Cities attract people from rural areas. Government policies. These encourage people to move to a certain area . Places that have historically been populated usually remain populated . Population distribution by continent: Asia has 4.7 billion (4,700,000,000) inhabitants, or 61% of the world population. (1) China has around 1.44 billion (1,440,000,000) inhabitants. India has 1.39 billion (1,390,000,000) and is expected to overtake China by 2027. They are the two most populous countries in the world by far. (2) By 2020, both countries had a higher population than the whole of Africa . Africa is the second most populous continent, with 1.3 billion (1,300,000,000) inhabitants (17 % of total world population). America has around 1.02 billion (1,020,000,000) inhabitants. 650 million of the inhabitants of America live in Latin America . Europe has around 750 million inhabitants. Oceania is the least populous continent, with 43 million inhabitants. WORK WITH THE IMAGE List the six most populous countries in the world in descending order. 5.3 billion* 7.7 billion 8.5 billion 9.7 billion 10.9 billion 1990 2020 2030 2050 2100 America Europe Africa Asia Oceania SOURC E : UN, 2 0 2 0 . 1 billion (*billion= 1,000,000,000) 1. Evolution of world population by continent 2. Most populous countries on each continent 28
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