​A Food Desert Is a Location Where

question 66

Multiple Choice

​A food desert is a location where:

• A)there is a shortage of all types of foods.
• B)there is an inadequate water supply.
• C)​there is a shortage of fruit and vegetable growth.
• D)there is limited access to affordable and nutrient-dense foods.
• E)​only desert-type plants will grow.

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Definitions:

Perfectly Elastic Demand

A market situation in which demand for a product is infinitely sensitive to changes in price.

Inelastic Demand

A situation where the demand for a product or service does not significantly change in response to price alterations.

Elasticity Value

A measure in economics indicating how the quantity demanded or supplied of a good responds to changes in price or income.

Inelastic Demand

A situation in which the quantity demanded of a good or service changes by a relatively small amount in response to a change in its price.