NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The population density is highest, however, in inhabited areas where the closest water feature is a large river (Table 3). Based on the results derived from the datasets used, humans inhabit about 38% of the total surface area of the globe (Table 3).

Detailed explanation-2: -Macao, Monaco, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Gibraltar are the five most densely populated. Singapore has 8, 480 people per km² – more than 200 times as dense as the United States, and 2, 000 times as Australia. Of the larger countries, Bangladesh is the most densely populated with 1, 330 people per km².

Detailed explanation-3: -Human densities Population density is the number of people per unit of area, usually transcribed as “per square kilometer” or square mile, and which may include or exclude, for example, areas of water or glaciers. Commonly this is calculated for a county, city, country, another territory or the entire world.

Detailed explanation-4: -Fertile land attracts a higher population density as food can be produced. A reliable water supply encourages a high population density as water can be used for drinking, washing, transportation and irrigation.