COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Which of the following might reasonably expected to be afflicted by
"the Tragedy of the Commons"?.
Answer: all of the world's oceans
●● A "Tragedy of the Commons" is most associated with.
Answer: over use of a resource
●● Fisheries that go through the "Tragedy of the Commons" are
observed to be.
Answer: over fished
●● What are 3 general ways in which we might prevent a Tragedy of the
Commons?.
Answer: individual action, internal governance, and external governance
●● Fisheries are observed to experience the "Tragedy of the Commons"
when they.
Answer: are unregulated and shared
, ●● "Tragedy of the Commons" problems occur when:.
Answer: individual actions don't match with the needs of the group
●● Fisheries are often described as being afflicted by the "Tragedy of
the Commons". Which of the following statements follows from this
description of the situation?.
Answer: Fisheries are collective resources not owned by any one
corporation or individual
●● Many places had common resources that's use were shared, but did
not deplete these resources. This is because the local people employed
the following approach to avoid commons degradation:.
Answer: Internal governance
●● How long have humans been creating ecosystem change and
extinctions?.
Answer: tens of thousands (10,000s) of years
●● Internal governance is having trouble dealing with some important
"Tragedy of the Commons" issues. One of these is atmospheric pollution
and climate change. Why might an internal governance approach, in
particular, be failing to curb the problem?.
Answer: Lack of social community