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What is one of the main effects of Tragedy of the Commons

• Underfishing
• Overfishing
• Fish Prosperity
• Decrease in the price of fish

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Which of the following is a renewable resource that is in danger of being used up faster than it can replace itself?

• Soil
• Groundwater
• Tropical Rain Forests
• All choices are correct

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Drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution. 

• True
• False

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The Tragedy of the Commons

• Thomas Malthus

• Garrett Hardin

• Paul Ehrlich

• Norman Borlaug

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Anything that is obtained from the environment to meet the needs and wants of human beings.

• Renewable resources

• Non-renewable resources

• Resources

• None of the above

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All of the surroundings that affect living things.

• environment

• observation

• inference

• natural resources

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All of the surroundings that affect living things.

• environment

• observation

• inference

• natural resources

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As the human population grows, resources

• decrease

• increase

• stay the same

• increase, then decrease

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What is the definition of the tragedy of the commons?

• when humans overuse a natural resource

• when the short-term, positive effects go to the individual, while the long-term, negative effects are spread out to the group

• when humans act selfishly, thinking of the own interest

• when plants and animals compete for space, resources, and/or food

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What are some reasons deforestation occurs?

• clearing land for agriculture, ranching, and mining

• just wanting to destroy things

• Population moving from rural areas to cities

• to maximize sustainable use of natural resources

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