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)

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economic scarcity
economic scarcity

political scarcity
political scarcity

physical scarcity
physical scarcity

artificial scarcity

Answer 1

The example describes a situation where there is a lack of fresh water due to environmental conditions (drought), which affects the physical availability of water resources. Therefore, the appropriate form of scarcity that applies here is:

physical scarcity.