Factors influencing population distribution in Sweden.
Answer Text: Factors Influencing Population Distribution in Sweden.1. A large proportion of the country is mountainous whose cultivation isn’t easy due to steepness, stony soils and permafrost causing 60% of population to be found in the southern part (Skane) where there is fertile soils and warmth which favours cultivation.2. Chilly climate with cold winters especially in the northern lands (Norrland) which are not inhabited at all once again causing population to be concentrated in the south.3. Sweden is a forested country and areas under forests are more settles because they are more ideal for cultivation unlike plains which are permafrost.4. Lakes and rivers cover almost ½ of the country and the area with water bodies aren’t settled which causes the population to be scattered.5. Mining centres such as Grangesbery and Fennimore form islands of high population while the immediate neighbourhoods have high population.6. The largest number of people lives in urban areas the major one being Stockholm and villages forming nucleated and clustered type of settlement.
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