Colonists from Europe populated many parts of the Americas.

欧殖民者移居到了美许多地方。

Relative to the size, the city is sparsely populated.

与其面积相比, 这个城市人口是稀少。

It is mostly rural and sparsely populated, with more in common with Midwestern districts than those downstate.

沿途主要是农村，人口稀少，同州里南部地区不同，这里有点像中西部地区。

This area is thinly populated.

此地人口稀疏。