The term that applies to the situation described is economic scarcity. This is because, although the town has fresh water from the lake, the lack of a water treatment facility means that the water is not safe for drinking, indicating an economic limitation in making that resource usable for residents.
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)
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desalination
desalination
resource allocation
resource allocation
physical scarcity
physical scarcity
economic scarcity
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