SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What is the major cause of poverty in South America?
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Inequality of landownership
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Lack of natural resources
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Ethnic tensions
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Lack of education
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Poverty Rates in Latin America Remain Above Pre-Pandemic Levels in 2022, ECLAC Warns. The Social Panorama 2022 report projects that 201 million people (32.1% of the region’s total population) live in situations of poverty, with 82 million (13.1%) of them in extreme poverty.
Detailed explanation-2: -Poverty and social discrimination are the main reasons for inequality. Poverty would lead to denial of access to the resources. Social discrimination based on caste and gender leads to treating people without any dignity.
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