Question

Due to a recent hurricane, a city is having trouble getting enough food into its grocery stores. The people living in this area are dealing with a problem related to __________.
a. exportation
b. scarcity
c. irrigation
d. production

Answer 1

The correct answer is B. Due to a recent hurricane, a city is having trouble getting enough food into its grocery stores. The people living in this area are dealing with a problem related to scarcity.

Scarcity is the lack of basic resources such as water, food, energy, housing, etc., which are considered fundamental to satisfy survival or non-basic resources that meet different needs in human societies in several aspects.

Answer 2

The people living in this area are dealing with a problem related to "d. production". This could be due to a variety of issues stemming from the storm, including flooding, a lack of electricity, etc.