The historical, structural, and institutional reasons offered to explain the poverty in the region.
Answer to Problem 1RQ
The relatively infertile soil, partially navigable rivers, prevalence of tropical diseases, legacy of slavery, colonialism, limited infrastructure development, inefficient governments, minimal connectivity to the global economy, and corruption are the factors that caused poverty in the region.
Explanation of Solution
The environmental explanations that give details about poverty in the region include infertile soils in the region, irregular patterns of rainfall, lack of navigable rivers that resist the trade, and virulent tropical diseases.
More than the environmental circumstances, historical and institutional factors can be considered to explain the poverty in the region. The historical factors include the legacy of slavery and colonialism. Colonialism may result in structural and institutional factors like limited development of infrastructure, minimal connectivity to the global economy, and inefficient governments. The institutional factor that can be considered is corruption.
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