2021 Environmental Science Review

The "Tragedy of The Commons" is...

• An economic issue where people do not have enough money to buy basic needs so they resort to stealing and breaking the law.

• A type of play where someone tragically dies or gets killed.

• Economic issue where individuals tend to take advantage of the natural resource and it becomes unavailable for everyone.

Which of these is not an example of a commons?

• The air

• The ocean

• Privately owned farms

The Once-ler found a new region with an important natural resource. What was this natural resource the Once-ler found?

• Truffula Trees

• Thneeds

• Humming Fish

• Swomee Swans

How were the Brown Barb-a-loots harmed as more and more Truffula Trees were chopped down?

• No more clean water

• No more food

• Too much smog and smoke in the air

The Once-ler business failed. What happened to cause the failure of this business

• Death in the family

• Stock market crashed

• The last tree was cut down

Unsustainable

• When resources can never be replenished again.

• When resources are used or depleted faster than they can be replenished.

• When you are not mentally stable.

What is overfishing?

• The removal of bad fish from a environment

• The removal of fish/ species of fish from a body of water at a rate that the species can not replenish in time.

• The removal of dead fish from a body of water

True or False: "Tragedy of The Commons" also relates to people putting harmful producs into our waterways?

• TRUE

• FALSE

Using resources at at rate which ensures those resources will be around for future generations is called:

• Ecological Deficit

• Ecological Footprint

• Biocapacity

• Sustainability

Our effect on the environment - a combination of what we consume, and the waste we produce.

• Ecological Fingerprint
• Ecological Footprint
• Ecological Image
• Ecological History