Question

Give geographical reason

Illiteracy and poverty have effect on regional development.

Answer 1

1. There are many indicators of development such as income of region through various activities, quality and quantity of population, education, life expectancy, poverty, etc. Any single indicator is not enough to evaluate the development of a region.
2. Population density, age, sex, fertility, mortality, occupational structure, literacy rate, life expectancy, etc. determine the pressure on resources in the region.
3. The countries which are presently in stage 2 of demographic transition (population explosion phase) are facing the problem of illiteracy and poverty. 
4. These are least developed countries in the world. For example, many African countries are least developed due to illiteracy and poverty.

Hence, we can say that illiteracy and poverty have effect on regional development.