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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)
Responses

desalination
desalination

economic scarcity
economic scarcity

resource allocation
resource allocation

physical scarcity
physical scarcity

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
economic scarcity

Explanation: The freshwater exists (not a physical scarcity) but the town lacks the infrastructure/financing (treatment plant) to make it usable, which is economic scarcity.