Central Australia is sparsely populated because it is mostly desert and you can't build house on the desert.
Central Australia is predominantly hot desert. Other major features are the salt lakes.
Antarctica is the most sparsely populated desert on earth.
With the exception of some major cities and towns, the Sahara is sparsely populated.
Australia Is A Sparsely Populated Area Because.... Australia Is Mostly Desert. There is a fair amount of grassland but most of the area is desert and deserts are not great places to live.
The Arabian Peninsula is sparsely populated primarily because most of the land mass is a parched desert, unable to support life.
Outback
E.g. Oldest desert in the world - Namib Desert. The most sparsely populated country in Africa.
Given the size of the Australian continent, it is sparsely populated. This is because around 44% of the continent is classed as desert, and virtually uninhabitable, while another 22% is semi-arid, and useful only for cattle properties. Most of the population is concentrated in cities and towns along the eastern and southeastern coasts.
The Great Victoria Desert is a sparsely populated desert area in Western Australia and South Australia.
chad i sparsely populated
The deserts are usually sparsely populated because its conditions does not support the growth of plants. It is therefore difficult to sustain life in a desert because of the little amount of water.
the whole country is sparsely populated
I am not really sure I think it is to do with the fact the area is filled with desert land