Geography A-Level
Economic water scarcity
What Economic water scarcity means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Economic water scarcity
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A situation where a region has physical water but lacks the infrastructure to extract or distribute it.
Topics that use Economic water scarcity
- Natural resource issues (AQA A-Level)
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