Localização dos recursos naturais, actividades económicas e o seu impacto na distribuição da população no distrito de Moma

Abstract

The work presented here has as its main objective, to study the relationship between the spatial distribution of the population and the location of natural resources (soil, water, land) and economic activities (agricultural, fisheries, industry and trade) in the district of Warm. The methodology followed to carry out this study consisted of bibliographical and documental research and field work, which consisted of direct observation of phenomena and semi-structured interviews with some key informants in the study area. The study shows that population growth is linked to the use of natural resources and the concentration of economic activities in the district, especially in the administrative post of Macone where there is greater exploitation of the mangrove along the coast by the populations to obtain the woody fuel. In addition, it is in this administrative post that there is a greater concentration of social infrastructure, thus forcing the population to gather in this post. This dissertation is divided into five chapters. The first is constituted by the introductory part, where the objectives, assumptions, the methodology used in the work and the theoretical framework are presented. The second chapter characterizes the study area, including all physical and natural aspects and its historical background. The third chapter addresses the influences of economic activities and natural resources on the spatial distribution of the population. In the fourth chapter reference is made to the types of Human Settlements patterns prevalent in the district. And the conclusions are drawn in chapter five.(TRADUÇÁO NOSSA)