The term that applies to the situation where a town has a lake with fresh water but lacks a water treatment facility to make it safe for drinking is economic scarcity. This is because, despite the availability of fresh water, the lack of infrastructure (the water treatment facility) makes it economically unfeasible for the water to be used as a safe drinking source.
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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