Please answer this question as it will help me with apart of my geography assignment, which is to investigate why people are attracted to live in areas more than other places.
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First we have to look where the largest populations are and ask why people live there.
Geography determines the physical conditions in which one has to live. These conditions include topography, soil type, climate patterns, natural resources, vegetation, ecosystem, etc.
The following areas contain about 63%, or almost two thirds, of the world's population this includes:
East Asia (approx. 1.7 billion people or 28% of the world's population), South Asia (approx. 1.4 billion, 23 % ), Europe (approx. 700 million 12%) The physical geography might be the answer to why they live there. The terrain is one aspect why they live their as near the coast, fresh water near the rivers, temperature, fertile soil capable of growing abundant crops or plants. People who live in arid, dry climates have different ways of irrigating crops and storing water than people in lush areas or forested landscapes. People do tend to settle near bodies of water such as oceans, rivers, and lakes for easy access to large amounts of water. For example, nearly the entire population of Egypt is concentrated around the delta of the Nile River because the rest of the country is an arid desert. As mentioned Climate is one aspect to why people live there, but people do adjust to the temperatures with clothing. Most people live near the cities where the work is at and tend to adjust to the physical aspect of the geography.
Some examples of different places have different geographical features and influence the life style and habits of the people residing in that region.
For example are, someone living in Hawaii does not have to worry about snowfall or excess cold weather and hence has no need of warm clothes. Compare that to someone residing in Siberia or the Himalayas, where snow is a part of life and warm clothing is part of life. Other examples are the flood-prone parts of India, or hurricane-prone Eastern Seaboard of the US, or earthquake-prone regions of Japan. The type of housing required would be different in all these cases. The type of vegetation that grows in a place is also a function of its geography and determines the food habits of the people residing there.
Many people even base their career choices on their geographical location.