Influence of Soil on Population Distribution

Population distribution on the earth surface is determined by physical factors includes altitude and latitude, relief, climate, soils, vegetation, water and location of mineral and energy resources. Soil is one of the main physical factors that affect the distribution of the population. The quality of soils exerts an undeniable influence on the distribution of world population. Thus, the main objective of this paper is to aims to provide a review of the literature on the effect of soil on population distribution. In addition, this paper elucidates and describes the significance of impact of soil on population distribution. This paper highlights several important issues related to impact of soil on population distribution which is not widely discussed among researchers. The current study provides theoretical evidence for the soil as an essential factor affect to population distribution.