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RESOURCE ALLOCATION. ECONOMICS OF SCARCITY. Areas. Land mass each area comprises. World Areas. Pie graph. North America. Africa. Latin America. Europe. Asia. Oceania- Australia . Antarctica. Population of the land mass. Cultivated land…living area. Protein distribution.
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RESOURCE ALLOCATION ECONOMICS OF SCARCITY
World Areas Pie graph North America Africa Latin America Europe Asia Oceania- Australia Antarctica
LORENZ CURVE • A GRAPHIC REPRESENTATION OF EQUAL VS UNEQUAL INCOME DISTRIBUTION
SCARCITY • Unlimited wants • I WANT • I WANT • I WANT • Limited resources • NOT ENOUGH • NOT ENOUGH • NOT ENOUGH ….TIME, MONEY, FOOD, CLOTHING
CAUSES OF SCARCITY 1. POOR DISTRIBUTION 2. RAPID INCREASE IN DEMAND 3. PERSONAL PERSPECTIVE
SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEM OF SCARCITY 1. REDISTRIBUTE THE RESOURCES 2. MAKE MORE RESOURCES 3. MAKE BETTER USE OF OUR RESOURCES 4. GO WITHOUT
REMEMBER: GIFT OF THE MAGI Jim and Della or…. • Economic phrases: • Economics, Scarcity • Opportunity costs, • & Barter