Gold is considered scarce due to its limited availability in the Earth's crust and the challenges associated with mining it. While it can be found in various locations around the world, the extraction process is complex and requires significant resources. Additionally, the total amount of gold that has ever been mined is relatively small compared to other metals, contributing to its perception as a precious and valuable resource.
Sand, grains of the mineral quartz (SiO2), is plentiful.
They were both plentiful in the area. Salt was needed to prevent dehydration in such hot climates. Salt was worth its weight in gold. another thing is that salt was scarce in the savanna regions ... it was also sold in N. africa and europe:)
When supply is plentiful, prices fall, when items are scarce, the price rises.
money was too scarce ap3x
A scarce resource is any material good that has a limited supply. Technically, air is a scarce resource, like all material, due to the law of conservation of matter. However, because it is initially plentiful and renewable on a mass scale, there's little reason to fear a shortage, which mustn't be confused with scarcity.
'Plentiful , or 'Abundance'.
The word plentiful is the antonym of scarce.
scarce
Abundant, or plentiful
scarce.
Geothermal energy is not scarce it is plentiful because it is renewable.
Sand, grains of the mineral quartz (SiO2), is plentiful.
scarce rare limited
Obviousaly it depends on what part of the planet you are on but in Australia iron ore is plentiful.
The 6 letter word for plentiful is Plenty.
little, scarce, lacking, meager, few
a synonym for rare is scarce; difficult to find; not plentiful