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Necessity and
scarcity
Social Sciences
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Based on Intensity
Based on the intensity, needs are
further divided into:

Kinds of Primary Needs, the main basic needs

that humans need such as clothing,

Human
food and shelter.
Secondary Needs, not basic needs,
but we still need them, such as means

Needs of communication, means of

transportation, and so on.
Tertiary needs, the need for luxury
goods, or we can consider the desire
to increase self-esteem, such as
sports cars, jewelry, diamonds, and
others.
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example, we all need clothes, but those of
us who live in Indonesia, and those of
people who live in the Arctic, are of course
different, because they adjust to various

Factors
factors. The following factors affect human
needs.

Affecting
Needs
1. Natural Conditions
2. Civilization
3. Religion and Beliefs
4. Culture and Customs
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question consist of 2 forms, namely goods
and services. The following are types of
need-satisfying objects, based on:
Based on how to get

Need Economic objects, objects that

Satisfaction
1
require sacrifice, one of the most
frequently encountered is sacrifice in
the form of money. For example

Tool buying food

2 Free objects, objects that do not

require sacrifice or goods that are in
abundance, for example air, sea
water, beach sand, which can be
taken without the need for sacrifice.
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The rapid development of technology

If resources are used

An increase in
population if not
matched by the
availability of resources
will lead to scarcity.
causes human needs to be unlimited.
With the sophistication of technology,
humans try to fulfill their needs in various
ways. Fulfilling these endless needs
results in diminishing resources.
continuously, their supply will
surely be depleted, including
natural resources. The depletion
of the availability of natural
resources is what is referred to as
scarcity, especially non-
renewable natural resources, such
as mining products.

Scarcity of Population Growth,

Technology, and Natural
Resources
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Scarcity of
Growing
Economic
Resources

In economics, resource scarcity is described when

the needs of society and individuals are unlimited
while the means to fulfill them are limited.
 Quoting Wasrob Nasruddin's explanation in the Module published by UT, the scarcity of
resources has the consequence that humans must obtain resources at sacrifice, generally
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Scarcity is a major problem that is of concern to economics. Because, the available
resources are not enough to fulfill human desires. This scarcity requires humans to
determine what goods/services should be produced, the amount and how they are
distributed to other members of society. Thus, scarcity demands choices that trigger
consequences on sacrifice.

While referring to the review in the Economics Module published by the Ministry of
Education and Culture, there are 4 types of scarcity of economic resources.
The four types are scarcity of natural resources, scarcity of human resources, scarcity of
capital resources, and scarcity of entrepreneurial resources. All these resources must be
used wisely so that the problem of scarcity can be resolved.
On the other hand, although scarcity is inherent in human life, this phenomenon occurs due
to causes. There are a number of factors identified in economics as the cause of resource
scarcity.
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