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

political scarcity
political scarcity

artificial scarcity
artificial scarcity

economic scarcity
economic scarcity

physical scarcity

1 answer

The correct response for the example given is physical scarcity. This form of scarcity occurs when a natural resource, such as fresh water in this case, is limited or unavailable due to environmental conditions, like a drought.