ESS FINAL EXAM

The tragedy of the commons occurs when people in a community exploit   ____________________________________ to the point of completely ______________________   those resources.

• common resources/ depleting

• individual resources / depleting

• common resources / damage

• individual resources / damage

When
people
are
not
compelled
to __________
resources
for
the
 _________________
for
future
generations,
the
Tragedy
of
the
Commons
occurs.



• use / health

• preserve / welfare

• waste / happiness

• reduce / use

An example of The Tragedy of the Commons is when everyone shares resources correctly and only takes what they need or what was agreed on.

• Yes, because they are common resources.

• No, because there is an agreement of what to take

Food deserts are areas in ____________ neighborhoods that have ____________ access to healthy and affordable food.

• low income / easy

• high income / lack easy

• low income / lack easy

• high income / easy

A solution to the problem of food deserts is to ...

• have poor people get more money

• implement health food programs

• offer discounts on food

• build supermarket in those areas

People who live in food deserts are more likely to develop...

• obesity

• cancer

• flu

• nauseas

Which are considered GHGs?

• carbon dioxide, water vapor, and nitrogen.

• carbon dioxide, water vapor, and methane.

• carbon dioxide, oxygen, and methane.

• nitrogen, water vapor, and methane.

Greenhouse gases _________some of the heat that results when sunlight __________the Earth's surface

• absorb / reflects

• reflect / reaches

• trap / heats

GHGs effect is a ___________ phenomena.

• natural

• man made

• solar

• artificial

Human activities increase atmospheric CO₂ levels primarily through the burning of ________________ and secondarily natural gas

• wood

• paper

• tires

• fossil fuels