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Visit this website for study help with Latin America & Caribbean geography: Population DistributionStudents, as you review population distribution please remember the factors that impact where people live and why: climate, location and natural resources. Dense populations tend to be near sources of water (like rivers and lakes), water ways (the Panama Canal) and near the coast. People like to live in urban areas such as major cities. Population density is high near areas of natural resources so people can obtain what they need to survive and trade. Populations are dense where there is adequate rainfall and a moderate climate. Also, the smaller the country the more dense the population because there is limited space for people to spread out. Cuba and Haiti are examples of small countries with dense populations. Population tends to be low in deserts, in mountainous regions and in rain forests. People don't like extremes so if its too hot, too cold, too dry or too wet the population density will be low. For example, the population is sparse in the Atacama desert (too hot and dry) and the Amazon rain forest (too rainy and too much wildlife).
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