Question

population is an important resource

Answer 1

[1] The economic and cultural development of any country depends upon the volume and the quality of population.
[2] If a country has a high volume and less quality of population, it has slow economic growth and development.
[3] If a country has optimum population with high quality of population, it has fast economic growth and development. Thus, population is an important resource.

Answer 2

Population is an important resource for development because population provides human capita. Development depends upon the availability of skilled people who can work in agriculture, industry and services sector.