It was the right strategy in an underpopulated world .

在人口稀少的世界，这是正确的策略。

The alley is strangely underpopulated its lanes vertiginous in length .

保龄球馆里奇怪地人迹寥寥，球道长得令人目眩。

The richly endowed but underpopulated ivory coast .

肥沃富饶但人烟稀少的象牙海岸。

China 's hinterland had always been underpopulated for a good reason : it was arid land incapable of producing many crops .

中国的内陆地区人口稀少的理由也很充分：土地贫瘠不能种植庄稼。