Answer:
Because if his basic needs are not fulfilled he can't focus on learning and he does not have the motivation to do so.
Explanation:
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs states that in order for an individual to succeed, he/she has to have their needs satisfied.
This is best represented by his Pyramid of Needs; in order for an individual to pass to the next stage, he/she has to have the basic needs fulfilled.
In this case, since the child comes to school hungry and without a coat, it can be deduced that his physiological needs (water, food, clothing) are not met, thus he cannot go on to the next stages in order to pass the grade.
The term scarcity in economics refers to the fact that:
a. economic wants are limited and resources are abused
b. even in the riches country some people go hungry
c. no country can produce enough products to satisfy everybody's economic wants
d. it is impossible to produce too much of any particular good or service in a market economy
Japan was never colonised by Europeans