Dbq Essay On Scarcity

Scarcity is the needs and wants of the people cannot be met by the environment. Shortage of water, food can be grown because of harsh environment, running out a raw material and going as far as invading other countries for resources, that is the consequences of scarcity. Scarcity is a significant enduring issue because it has had a long-lasting negative effect on people up until the present time. An example of this occurring is of the Haitian people of Africa, they couldn’t afford nutritious food and as a result of that, they have no choice but to feed on cookies made out of dirt and mud. The Inca civilization is located in the mountains,wind plateaus and deserts of Peru. As a result of this , the indigenous people of Inca cannot grow crops in such harsh environment. Based on document 1a , written by Philip Steele ,it states “They brought water to dry areas, dug terraced fields out of the steep slopes and improved wild plants such as potato until they became useful food crops.’’in addition it also …show more content…
According to document 4 , by Jeffrey Rothfeder, it states” Virtually every country in the [ Middle East] region is running out of water quickly. With the region’s population expected to increase by as much as 15 percent by 2026- to about 350 million people-its water need will be double what they were in 1975’’. This goes to show that the almost every Middle Eastern countries are running out of water and the population need for water is going to increase as well in future years. In addition in document 4, it states “ geopolitical fights over these rivers are already breaking out’’. Scarcity affect the countries to take action and fight with one another over control of water because of the depletion of water. Just like Japan and the countries in Middle East, people will go as far as wage war to get the resources they needed, that's the cruelty of