Question

Which one of the following is not an area of sparse population?
A) The Atacama
B) Equatorial region
C) South-East Asia
D) Polar regions

Answer 1

Hint: The pattern of where people dwell is referred to as population distribution. The global population distribution is unbalanced. There are few individuals in sparsely populated areas. Densely populated areas have a large number of inhabitants. Living in sparsely populated areas can be challenging. These are typically inhospitable environments, such as Antarctica. Habitable settings include densely inhabited areas, such as Europe.

Complete answer:
Southeast Asia is home to the world's most populated country, the world's most populous metropolitan area, and the world's oldest civilizations. It is also a territory with significant internal inequities and a terrain that has been shaped by physical, political, and economic factors and continues to be so.

Despite the fact that East and Southeast Asia are sometimes split into two areas, they have a similar economic and political history, and global geopolitical influences continue to shape the region.

According to the most recent United Nations estimates, the current population of South-Eastern Asia is 676,603,704. The population of South-Eastern Asia accounts for 8.58 percent of the global population.

Therefore the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: Some key points in regard to South- East Asia’s population are:
- 50 percent of the population lives in cities (334,418,881 people in 2019).
- In South-Eastern Asia, the median age is 30.2 years.
- In terms of population, South-Eastern Asia is the third most populous subregion in Asia.