Mapping Project FAEQUA UNIZA RAHMAN
UN-MAPPING POPULATION DENSITY MAP OF ASIA CONTINENT Maps help to explore the complex relationship between representation and thinking, culture, language, and most importantly, AESTHETIC practices. While a map only represents a setting, mapping describes the tools and knowledge essential for maps to be created and accepted. All the principles of cartography are embedded in the mapping procedure. I have projected an un-mapping and a re-mapping procedure unlike the conventional spatial mapping system. Here, I have shown ‘un-mapping’ existing maps before proposing re-maps. The exhibit includes of re-mapping of existing maps and original maps. It is a thematic map describing the spatial distribution of population over the biggest continent on earth, Asia. It explains my understanding of the relationship between space and inhabitants within. The map distinguishes all the different countries in Asia, portraying their respective spatial population densities. My goal is to project, evaluate and map the current population density of Asia in a calibrated and normalized process. This map helps us to understand the distribution of human habitats geographically, and how such extreme imbalance population density are affecting human life and the overall environment.
Original Population map generated from : Center for International Earth Science Information Network- CIESIN -Columbia University (2005)
Dissecting the map and separating each of the countries through exploded diagram keeping the original outline bellow.
UN-MAPPING POPULATION DENSITY MAP OF ASIA CONTINENT
01. Mongolia
(PD): 02
05. Oman
(PD): 16
09. Iran
(PD): 52
13. Tajikistan
(PD): 68
17. Timor-Leste
(PD): 90
21. Malaysia
(PD): 100
02. Kazakhstan
(PD): 08
06. Bhutan
(PD): 20
10. Yemen
(PD): 56
14. Uzbekistan
(PD): 80
18. Iraq
(PD): 94
22. Armenia
(PD): 104
03. Turkmenistan
(PD): 14
07. Laos
(PD): 32
11. Georgia
(PD): 58
15. Myanmar
(PD): 84
19. Syria
(PD): 96
23. Turkey
(PD): 110
04. Saudi Arabia
(PD): 16
08. Kyrgyzstan
(PD): 34
12. Afghanistan
(PD): 60
16. Brunei
(PD): 84
20. Cambodia
(PD): 96
24. Jordan
(PD): 116
1square = 2 People/km2
Using the unit square to identify the population density of the countries. For instance, at present Mongolia has a population density of 2 people/ km2, that means In Mongolia, there are 2 people living in per sq.km. As the Mongolia has the least population density in Asia according to 2020 population data, I am using this as the unit. So, this one square is representing the population density of Mongolia. and by adding these squares I am intending to illustrate the population density of other countries keeping the land outline. Here, I have plotted the countries having the population densities in the order from the least to the most.
UN-MAPPING POPULATION DENSITY MAP OF ASIA CONTINENT
25. United Arab Emirates
(PD): 118
26. Azerbaijan
29. Indonesia
(PD): 152
33. Kuwait
(PD): 240
37. Sri Lanka
(PD): 342
41. India
(PD): 464
(PD): 124 30. China
(PD): 154
34. Qatar
(PD): 248
38. Japan
(PD): 348
42. South Korea
(PD): 528
44. Taiwan
(PD): 674
27. Cyprus
(PD): 132 31. Nepal
(PD): 204 35. Pakistan
(PD): 288
39. Philippines
(PD): 368
28. Thailand
(PD): 138 32. North Korea
(PD): 214
(PD): 314
40. Israel
(PD): 400
43. Lebanon
(PD): 668
45. Bangladesh
(PD): 1266
36. Vietnam
UN-MAPPING POPULATION DENSITY MAP OF ASIA CONTINENT The exploded mapping generated before on the basis of population density has been re-dissected, deďŹ ning on the basis of the proposed square unit of population density. The remapping has been categorized using a color map, with lighter to darker, explaining the population density from lower to higher respectively. Later on, all the countries with their respective population densities has been demonstrated in a tabular form, in a sequence of increasing population density. Min
01. Mongolia
06. Bhutan
11. Georgia
16. Brunei
21. Malaysia
26. Azerbaijan
31. Nepal
36. Vietnam
41. India
02. Kazakhstan
07. Laos
12. Afghanistan
17. Timor-Leste
22. Armenia
27. Cyprus
32. North Korea
37. Sri Lanka
42. South Korea
03. Turkmenistan
08. Kyrgyzstan
13. Tajikistan
18. Iraq
23. Turkey
28. Thailand
33. Kuwait
38. Japan
44. Taiwan
04. Saudi Arabia
09. Iran
14. Uzbekistan
19. Syria
24. Jordan
29. Indonesia
34. Qatar
39. Philippines
43. Lebanon
05. Oman
10. Yemen
15. Myanmar
20. Cambodia
25. United Arab Emirates
30. China
35. Pakistan
40. Israel
45. Bangladesh
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RE-MAPPING POPULATION DENSITY MAP OF ASIA CONTINENT This is a proposed remap based on population densities, resembling the existing spatial mapping of the continent, Asia. Pictorial demonstrations have been illustrated here to gather the knowledge of population densities across the whole continent.
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Am I a dot on the map of the world? Just a spot on the map of the world? When I imagine the whole universe Oh, where do I ďŹ t in? _Plain White T’s (2010)
Original Base Population Density Map
NEW Population Density Map Arranging all of these squares based on the population and re-creating the population density map using the same geographic location of the countries
Max
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