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is usually dense population settlement, as shown in Europe With its mostly moist and mild climate and
Figure 7.3. We may infer population settlement patterns fertile soils, the European Plain extends from the
from the Chinese farmland distribution map, which is Pyrenees Mountains along the Spain–France border,
helpful for analyzing population patterns in an ancient through Germany, Poland, and the European part of
agriculture-based civilization such as China. Despite Russia, to the Ural Mountains. This region has long
their rugged terrains and hence limited amount of land supported a large population. Other densely populated
suitable for farming, Japan and the two Koreas are areas include the southeastern part of Britain, the
highly populated, too. Po River valley in northern Italy, and various coastal
areas. European countries are
highly developed and urbanized,
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mostly stable. However, the pop-
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countries, with the number of
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population are labeled. Sea half (48 percent in 2018) of the
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region’s population is urban. This
Figure 7.3 China’s population density and farmland distribution. Can you identify the urbanization level is lower than
major plains and river valleys with dense population settlements on the maps?
the 55 percent for the world as a
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