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UPSC Prelims 2001 · World Geography · Countries, Rivers and Resources
The high density of population in Nile Valley and Island of Java is primarily due to
- (a) Intensive agriculture
- (b) Industrialization
- (c) Urbanization
- (d) Topographic constraints
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Answer: (a) Intensive agriculture
Fertile soils (Nile silt, Java’s volcanic soil) support intensive agriculture and dense population.
Why the others are wrong
(b) Neither region is mainly industrial.
(c) Both are largely rural.
The trap
None.
🔒 Java: volcanic soil → among the densest islands on Earth.
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