2.4 Cultural Factors Affecting Population Distriubtion Patterns in Monsoon Asia

Cultural factors make some regions more popular than others.

The three main cultural factors are:
- Proximity to education
- Proximity to employment
- Proximity to trade
- Historical factors because people want to live here infrastructure already exists

General notes about Monsoon Asia
Cultural factors make some regions more popular than others. Most people will locate where they can access the best possible standards of living. Many therefore move to the cities such as Beijing and Calcutta. Most cities are located on the coast or on major waterways. This is becuase most wealth in Monsoon Asia has come from trading raw materials such as rubber from Malaysia that are exported at major ports. These are located at good points of communication. Singapore and Hong Kong ae known as entrepot ports. This is where ships from Europe and America would pass through en route to the rest of the Asia. Historical factors have been important here since foreign money was often invested into these ports and they have therefore been seen as growth nodes for the region.