Tragedy of the Commons

Lands managed by agencies of the government

• National Parks

• National Rivers

• Public Lands

• Restricted-use Lands

This agency manages fish, wildlife, and habitats.

• US Forest Service

• US Fish and Wildlife Service

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Bureau of Reclamation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

This agency is managed by the US Department of Agriculture and manages the 155 National forests and 20 National grasslands.

• US Forest Service

• US Fish and Wildlife Service

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Bureau of Reclamation

What is the tragedy of the commons?

• the general idiocy of the average human

• The failure to create a sense of shared responsibility

• the prevalence of extreme poverty in the developing world

• destruction of shared resources through self-serving behavior

Which of these is not an example of a commons?

• The air

• The ocean

• Privately owned farms

The tragedy of the commons can be prevented by

• externalities
• fisheries in international waters
• the use of harvest permits
• the use of public land for grazing

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

NGSS.HS-LS2-7

The maximum sustainable yield of a population usually occurs

• at the maximum population size 
• at the minimum growth rate
• at half the carrying capacity
• at twice the maximum growth rate

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-1

Which type of protected land might allow limited mining

• a nature reserve
• a national monument
• a habitat management plan
• a managed resource protected area

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Externality

• The cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the purchase price of that good or service

• Land that a community shares

• The maximum number of plants that one can harvest

• Resources managed by the government or an organization

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

Public lands are classified according to:_________________

• Their color

• their percentage of acid to soil

• their use

• Their temperature