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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economic scarcity
economic scarcity

desalination
desalination

physical scarcity
physical scarcity

resource allocation

Answer 1

The term that applies to the situation described is economic scarcity. This refers to a situation where there is a resource (in this case, fresh water) that is available but not in a usable form due to the lack of a water treatment facility, which means that people cannot access safe drinking water despite the physical presence of the resource.