Un-mapping population density map of Asia Continent

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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

Max


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.

Min

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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