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Explain how resource availability can affect the stability of a society.
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Resource availability strongly shapes social stability: when food, water, energy and economic opportunities are abundant and fairly distributed, populations enjoy better health, jobs and public services, which fosters trust in institutions and social cohesion. Conversely, scarce or unevenly distributed resources create competition, rising inequality, migration pressures and grievances that can fuel crime, protests or armed conflict and weaken state legitimacy. How resources affect stability therefore depends not only on abundance but on governance, infrastructure, trade and technology that manage distribution and buffer shocks.