AP Environmental Science: Unit 5 || with Complete Solutions.
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AP Environmental Science: Unit 5
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AP Environmental Science: Unit 5
The Tragedy of the Commons correct answers The tendency of a shared, limited resource to become depleted as people act from self-interest for short-term gain from overuse.
How fisheries can be susceptible to the tragedy of the commons correct answers The different fish among different ecological...
AP Environmental Science: Unit 5 || with Complete
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The Tragedy of the Commons correct answers The tendency of a shared, limited resource to
become depleted as people act from self-interest for short-term gain from overuse.
How fisheries can be susceptible to the tragedy of the commons correct answers The different
fish among different ecological regions have led to competition for fish among nations without
restrictions or replenishment.
Externalities correct answers A cost or benefit of a good or service that is not included in the
purchased price of the food or service.
Maximum Sustainable Yield correct answers The maximum amount that can be harvested from a
resource without compromising the future availability of that resource. Can be be found halfway
to carrying capacity on a growth diagram (logistic growth as s-shaped). Will insure a future
population of a resource (food), but also leave enough for safe competition.
BLM Lands (Bureau of Land Management) correct answers Grazing, mining, timber, recreation.
USFS Lands (United States Forest Service) correct answers Timber harvesting, grazing, and
recreation.
NPS Lands (National Parks Service) correct answers Recreation and conservation.
The Taylor Grazing Act of 1934 correct answers Regulated overgrazing by converting to a
permit system to limit the number of animals overgrazing. Is said to have been backed by BLM
in order to promote grazing.
Clear-Cutting correct answers Removing all or almost all the trees within an area and is the
easiest and most economical method. May reduce biodiversity and can cause wind and water
erosion on slopes.
Selective Cutting correct answers Removes single or small numbers of trees in a given area.
Allows for reseeding and younger trees planted but can only specifically target shade-tolerant
species.
NEPA (National Environmental Policy Act) correct answers Mandated an environmental
assessment of all projects involving federal money or federal permits.
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