Question

Which form of scarcity would apply to the following example? A city experiences a period of drought in which rivers and groundwater wells dry up, so there is no fresh water available.(1 point) Responses physical scarcity physical scarcity artificial scarcity artificial scarcity economic scarcity economic scarcity political scarcity

Answer 1

The form of scarcity that would apply to the example given is physical scarcity. This is because there is a literal lack of fresh water due to the drought.