Sparsely populated simply means an area that contains few people. Areas are usually sparsely populated due to physical and human factors.
What places are sparsely populated?
- Australia. 9 people per square mile. ...
- Namibia. 7.5 people per square mile. ...
- French Guiana. 7.3 people per square mile. ...
- Western Sahara. 6 people per square mile. ...
- Mongolia. 4.9 people per square mile. ...
- Pitcairn Islands. 3.1 people per square mile. ...
- Falkland Islands. 0.54 people per square mile. ...
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen.
Which areas are sparsely populated and why?
Areas like deserts of Rajasthan, hilly terrain of Ladakh, etc. are sparsely populated due to difficult terrains, unfavourable climate, infertile land etc.
