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Which term applies to the following situation? A town has a lake with fresh water but lacks a water treatment facility to make it safe for drinking. (1 point)
desalination
physical scarcity
resource allocation
economic scarcity
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economic scarcity
There is enough freshwater (no physical scarcity) but lack of treatment infrastructure/financing prevents safe use — that is economic water scarcity.
There is enough freshwater (no physical scarcity) but lack of treatment infrastructure/financing prevents safe use — that is economic water scarcity.
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