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JORGE - Chapter 1-Section 2 OUTLINE Page 1-2

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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  
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ANIMALS   TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: It was in the best interest of the individual to put as many _________ in the commons as possible.  
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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 .  
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CLOSED   TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: The commons were eventually replaced by _____________ fields owned by individuals.  
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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.  
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DEPLETED   TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: Hardins point being that someone or some group must take responsibility for maintaining a resource or it will become _____________  
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NATURAL RESOURCES   TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: Hardins point can be applied to our modern commons, ___________ ________  
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SOLVE   TRAGEDY OF THE COMMONS: We can ________ environmental problems by planning by planning, organizing, considering the scientific evidence, and proposing a solution.  
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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.  
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OIL   ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: An example is the word ____ production.  
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HIGH   ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: The cost of environmental solutions can be _____.  
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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS   ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: A ______ - ______ - _______ balances the cost of the action against the benefits one expects from it.  
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TAXPAYER   ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: The results depend on who is doing the analysis. Often, environmental regulations are passed on to the consumers or __________.  
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RISK   ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: One of the cost of any action is the _______ of an undesirable outcome.  
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RISK ASSESSMENT   ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: _____ _________ is a tool that helps us create cost effective ways to protect our health and environment.  
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PUBLIC   ECONOMICS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: To come up with an effective solution to an environmental problems and solution a society can make.  
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WEALTH RESOURCES   DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: The unequal distribution of ________ and __________ around the world influence the environmental problems and solutions a society can make.  
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DEVELOPED   DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: ___________ countries have higher income, slower population growth, diverse industrial economies, and stronger social support.  
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DEVELOPING   DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: _______________ countries have lower average incomes, simple agriculture-based communities, and rapid population growth.  
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GROWING   DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: The human population in some areas is ______________ too quickly for the local environment to support.  
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FASTER   DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: People are using up, wasting, or polluting many natural resources _______ than they can be renewed, replaced, or cleaned up.  
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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.  
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EXTINCTION   DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: In severely over populated regions, forests are stripped bare , topsoil is exausted, and animals are driven to _____________  
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THREATS   DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: In these areas, malnutrition, starvation, and disease can be constant _________  
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STARVING   DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: In developing countries, millions of people are starving ___________  
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FASTEST   DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: Yet these human populations tend to grow the _________.  
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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.  
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DEVELOPED   DEVELOPED AND DEVELOPING COUNTRIES: To support the higher quality of life, _________ countries are using much more of Earths resources.  
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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.  
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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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