The tragedy of the commons is a phenomenon that occurs only when the number of users of a resource is small.

• true

• false

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The per capita ecological footprint is the total ecological footprint for a given country or area.

• true

• false

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One social factor of sustainability calls for leaving the planet in a condition that is at least as good as it is now, for future generations to enjoy.

• true

• false

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About 80% of the world’s human population live in ____.

• nations with high average income per person

• the United States, Japan, Australia, and Germany

• more-developed countries

• less-developed countries

• environmentally sustainable societies

The tragedy of the commons refers to the ____.

• overuse of privately held resources

• degradation of shared common resources

• degradation of natural resources due to affluence

• government overregulation of freshwater use

• increasing scarcity of nonrenewable resources

Which process best illustrates an ecosystem service?

• natural gas fracking

• pollution cleanup

• water purification

• oil mining

• soil erosion

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Middle-income countries such as India and China may have low ____, but they have a high ____.

• population size; population growth rate

• overall environmental impact; population growth rate

• population size; resource use per person

• overall environmental impact; resource use per person

• resource use per person; overall environmental impact

Which statement about how the IPAT model can be used is correct?

• The goal is to increase the T factor in the IPAT model.

• The IPAT model helps measure a country’s affluence.

• The IPAT model is a type of environmental impact model.

• The IPAT model only considers use of renewable resources.

• The IPAT model considers technology impacts to be harmful.

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A country’s ecological footprint is larger than its biological capacity to replenish its renewable resources and absorb the resulting waste and pollution. What can be said about this country?

• It has an ecological deficit.

• It must not have any natural capital.

• It is a sustainable society.

• It is most likely a less-developed country.

• It can be described as preservationist.

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What is one environmental benefit of affluence?

• Increasing affluence allows for an increased capacity for resource consumption.

• Increasing affluence provides resources to apply toward the creation of environmentally beneficial technologies.

• Increasing affluence often leads to a desire to travel widely and frequently in order to see the world.

• Increasing affluence in more-developed nations leads to increased affluence in less-developed countries.

• Increasing affluence encourages consumers to spend more money on locally manufactured products.

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