A neighborhood uses well water, and no individual family has to pay for the water they consume. Thus, each family waters their grass excessively and doesn't bother to conserve water. The well runs dry. This is an example of the economic model known as
a. the tragedy of the commons.
b. the Prisoner's Dilemma.
c. the chicken game.
d. the overabundance problem.
The amount of human and other life forms that the Earth can support is referred to as
a. the tragedy of the commons.
b. spaceship Earth.
c. carrying capacity.
d. the secret of the Persian chessboard.
The global commons is described as
a. the widespread malnutrition in the Global South that results from a lack of food.
b. the policy of destroying crops in specific areas to starve out insurgents.
c. the fact that governments have limited resources with which to solve global problems.
d. the physical and organic characteristics and resources of the entire planet.
Optimists who believe that technology and market forces will correct environmental problems are called _________.
a. cornucopians
b. neo-Malthusians
c. structuralists
d. constructivists
Which school of thought is more likely to focus on encouraging swift action on environmental issues to prevent a calamitous future?
a. Cornucopian
b. Neo-Malthusian
c. Realist
d. Impressionist
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