5.1-5.5 Progress Check

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

• A field where college students can sit outside in between classes

Which of these is not an example of a commons?

• The air

• The ocean

• Privately owned farms

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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.

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Sustainability

• The process of maintaining resources so they are not depleted or permanently damaged.

• The ability to read minds

• The ability to save resources for years and years

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What is a negative consequence of overgrazing?

• vegetation or grass is damaged and the ground can no longer be used for feeding or agriculture.

• your animals cannot graze for one day

• your animals get sick

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

• TRUE

• FALSE

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TRUE or FALSE: Pollution in waterways does not affect the health of the people drinking the contaminated water.

• TRUE

• FASLE

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TRUE or FALSE: The government offering companies a tax break if they use green alternatives is one way to help limit greenhouse gas emissions .

• TRUE

• FALSE

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Which of these are examples of a Tragedy of the Commons

• Atmosphere Pollution

• Destruction of the Reefs

• A new strip mall is built

• Donating money to a Children's Hospital

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Why was land inside the northern African fence better quality?

• Wildlife couldn't get in

• It was privately owned

• It had its own water supply

• It was in the shade of the mountains