(iii) Explain why many coastal areas are densely populated. .. [5]

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Because of the economic benefits that accrue from access to ocean navigation, coastal fisheries, tourism and recreation, human settlements are often more concentrated in the coastal zone than elsewhere. Presently about 40% of the world's population lives within 100 kilometers of the coast.

They immigrated for religious freedom