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9th Environmental Sc
JORGE - Chapter 1-Section 2 OUTLINE Page 1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| GARRETT HARDIN SHORT TERM LONG TERM | TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: In his essay, ecologist ____________ ___________ argued that the main difficulty in solving environmental problems is the conflict between the ______ _______ interests of the individual and the ______ ______ welfare of society |
| ANIMALS | TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: It was in the best interest of the individual to put as many _________ in the commons as possible. |
| DESTROYED | TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: However, if too many grazed on the commons, they ___________ the grass and everyone suffered because no one could animals on the commons . |
| CLOSED | TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: The commons were eventually replaced by _____________ fields owned by individuals. |
| OVERGLAZING | TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: Owners were now careful not to put too many animals on their land, because _____________ ____________ wouldn't allow them to raise as many animals next year. |
| DEPLETED | TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: Hardins point being that someone or some group must take responsibility for maintaining a resource or it will become _____________ |
| NATURAL RESOURCES | TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: Hardins point can be applied to our modern commons, ___________ ________ |
| SOLVE | TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: We can ________ environmental problems by planning by planning, organizing, considering the scientific evidence, and proposing a solution. |
| LAW OF SUPPLY AND DEMAND | ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: The ___ __ ______ _____ _______ is a law of economics that states as the demand for a good or service increases, the value or the food or service also increases. |
| OIL | ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: An example is the word ____ production. |
| HIGH | ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: The cost of environmental solutions can be _____. |
| COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS | ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A ______ - ______ - _______ balances the cost of the action against the benefits one expects from it. |
| TAXPAYER | ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: The results depend on who is doing the analysis. Often, environmental regulations are passed on to the consumers or __________. |
| RISK | ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: One of the cost of any action is the _______ of an undesirable outcome. |
| RISK ASSESSMENT | ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: _____ _________ is a tool that helps us create cost effective ways to protect our health and environment. |
| PUBLIC | ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: To come up with an effective solution to an environmental problems and solution a society can make. |
| WEALTH RESOURCES | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: The unequal distribution of ________ and __________ around the world influence the environmental problems and solutions a society can make. |
| DEVELOPED | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: ___________ countries have higher income, slower population growth, diverse industrial economies, and stronger social support. |
| DEVELOPING | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: _______________ countries have lower average incomes, simple agriculture-based communities, and rapid population growth. |
| GROWING | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: The human population in some areas is ______________ too quickly for the local environment to support. |
| FASTER | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: People are using up, wasting, or polluting many natural resources _______ than they can be renewed, replaced, or cleaned up. |
| POPULATION | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: When the ____________ in a area grows rapidly, there may not be enough natural resources for everyone to live a healthy, productive life. |
| EXTINCTION | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: In severely over populated regions, forests are stripped bare , topsoil is exausted, and animals are driven to _____________ |
| THREATS | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: In these areas, malnutrition, starvation, and disease can be constant _________ |
| STARVING | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: In developing countries, millions of people are starving ___________ |
| FASTEST | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: Yet these human populations tend to grow the _________. |
| PACE | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: Food production, eduction, and job creation cannot keep _____ with the population growth, so each person gets fewer resources as time goes by. |
| DEVELOPED | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: To support the higher quality of life, _________ countries are using much more of Earths resources. |
| 75 20 | DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: Developed nations use about __ percent of the worlds resources, although they make up only __ percent of the worlds population. |
| COMMONS | TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS:: THE EXAMPLE HE USED WAS THE_________ OR THE AREAS OF LAND THAT BELONGED TO THE WHOLE VILLAGE. |
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