Density of population = Population/Area Availability of water
1.People live in areas where fresh water is easily
available
2. So river valleys are densely populated
3. Ex.-Gangetic plains
Landforms
1. People prefer living on flat plains and gentle slopes as it is favourable for agriculture and industrial development
2.Mountainous and hilly areas hinder the development oftransport and so are less populated
3. Ex.- Ganga plains are densely populated Himalayas are scarcely populated.
Climate
1. Extreme climate are uncomfortable of human habitation
2.Areas with comfortable climate attract more people
3.Areas with very heavy rainfall have low population 4. Ex. Mediterranean regions are populated due to pleasantclimate
Soils
1.Areas with fertile soil are densely populated
2. Ex. Gangetic plains
