While resource availability is important, current inequalities also stem from factors like governance, infrastructure, and access to technology. Even resource-rich countries may struggle due to political instability, corruption, or lack of investment, preventing them from fully utilizing their resources for development.
The article states " While coal, oil, and gas are relatively common on Earth, they are not evenly distributed. ...This uneven distribution of suddenly valuable resources, essential for industrialization, led to inequalities around the world that are still felt today." While this is true, it isn't the whole picture. Some of the least developed countries actually have access to majorly important resources. Consider the map below and make an INFERENCE about why location of resources is not as important to current day inequalities as the article suggests. make it very short and simple
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