Tragedy of the Commons Reading

The Tragedy of the Commons

1) Read the questions you will have to answer to help you locate the information in the article

2) Open the link to read the article; take notes if needed

3) Answer the questions as you go

Questions

(1) Define "tragedy of the commons" -- define the situation
(2) Give 2 examples from the article of the main topic -- describe them well
(3) Give 1 example from the article of how to avoid contributing to the problem, 
(4) Describe one "motivating factor" seen in the video (inside the article) that would help people make decisions to avoid contributing to environmental tragedies

*some of these questions will have to be answered with audio -- make sure you allow Quizizz to use your microphone when you get asked

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Audio Response

Define "tragedy of the commons" -- define the situation explained in the article, and why it can be bad to society

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Give 2 examples from the article of the main topic -- describe them well

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Give 1 example from the article of how to avoid contributing to the problem (explain what people should do to avoid contributing to environmental tragedies -- the article provides 3 general examples with a rationale for each)

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Describe one "motivating factor" seen in the video (inside the article) that would help people make decisions to avoid contributing to environmental tragedies

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Write ONE/TWO WORD(S) that represents well the concept of THE TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS