Consumption, population, and the Tragedy of the Commons

What can be done to solve problems related to the tragedy of the commons?

• Privatization
• Regulations, restrictions and quotas
• Public education
• All of the above

Which of these is not an example of a commons?

• Aquifers
• The ocean
• Privately owned farms
• Highways

What are considered "the commons"

• Common house hold items like knifes, spoons, and forks.

• A renewable resource owned by no one and available for use by anyone at little or no charge

• Personal property

What is one innovation or event that led to an increased population growth rate in history? Choose two.

• the Industrial revolution

• the agricultural revolution

• space travel

• public lands

What is an example of a "stick" strategy for limiting consumption of a resource?

• fining people who consume too much

• taxing the resource

• reducing the amount of a resource that can be produced

• all of the choices

What is a "carrot" that can help limit the consumption of a resource?

• rewarding people who do not use the resource

• fining people who use it

• conserving the resource

• forcing people to appreciate the natural beauty

In terms of limiting consumption, what is a "stick"?

• a way of limiting consumption through coercion, punishment, and regulation

• a way of rewarding people for consuming more

• no regulations on how much of resource you can consume

How did industrialization change many people's idea of nature?

• It caused them to think nature was bad and civilization was good

• It caused them to think civilization was dirty and corrupt and nature was pure

• It led to the idea of Manifest Destiny

• It led to the rapid expansion of the western frontier

For whom were national parks created, according to the 1872 Act that established the National Parks System?

• For the sake of preserving minerals and fossil fuels

• For the animals

• For private companies

• For the enjoyment of future generations

Who is most likely to hope for loosened restrictions on public lands?

• mining companies

• hikers and fisherpeople

• tourists who come to commune with nature on public lands

• the government