Urban commons Samenvattingen, Notities en Examens

Samenvatting van de slides en de lessen. (Lichtblauw is aanvulling) (14/20)

Environment - Essentially the sum of our surroundings Natural Resources - Essential for human growth Renewable resources - Always present, can be replenished Non Renewable resources - Take a very long time to renew or can not be replenished Tragedy of the Commons - Unregulated use of resources leads to resource depletion Environmental disaster - DDT, MSMA, toxic dumping Manipulative experiments - Experiments performed in 'lab' settings Yield results but not always indicative of what hap...

APES Unit 5 Study Guide Questions and Answers 2024 Explain the Tragedy of Commons shared, limited resource becomes depleted due to people acting self-interest for short-term gain List some ways in which human land use has affected the environment negatively. -extensive logging --> mudslides -deforestation--> climate change -paving--> water runoffs, "heat islands" -overuse of farmland--> soil degradation, water pollution What are some ways to prevent the tragedy ...

Chapter 10 APESThe tragedy of the commons can be prevented by A. externalities. B. the use of harvest permits. C. the use of public land for grazing. D. fisheries in international waters. - correct answer B. the use of harvest permits. Which is NOT an example of an externality? A. the use of forested watersheds for aquifer purification B. roads maintained with a tax on gasoline C. the use of national forests by private companies D. the use of the atmosphere for air pollution - correct...

The Spanish Empire in America - was, unlike the French and English New World empires, a mostly urban civilization. What was the primary purpose of the Proclamation of 1763? - To bring stability to the colonial frontier. In the 1770s and 1780s, what was a characteristic of voting rights? - They were not uniform, as each state's constitution had different stipulations. Which commodity drove the African slave trade in Brazil and the West Indies during the seventeenth century? - Sugar. In 1...

APES Unit 5 Exam Review Questions and Answers Graded A+ What circumstance can result in a Tragedy of the Commons? One resource must be scarce What is one example of Tragedy of the Commons? air pollution (CO2 emissions from exhaust pipe burning fossil fuels) from traffic congestion in urban areas How are commons protected? private property rights; government regulation; development of a collective action arrangement What is clearcutting? Clearcutting is a cheap method of...

AP COGO Final Exam Questions and Answers 2023 Which of the following individuals would most likely be more inclined to vote for a reformist candidate for president in Iran? middle-class urban professional which of the following officials are directly elected in russia? Duma deputies and the president a statistical tool that estimates that estimates the buying power of income across different countries by using prices in the United States as a benchmark is purchasing power parity the "s...

Adobe Animate Final Exam Questions and Answers Rated A+ Which tool can be used to modify an existing shape without adding another shape? Free Transform Which type of tweening is used to create an animation between two drawings that are not symbols? Frame-by-Frame An open channel of communication that allows the client to consistently have input on a project to guide the direction and approve changes is called what? Feedback Loop Which option in the Publish Setting dialog box should be used so...

AP COGO Final Exam Questions and Answers 2023 Which of the following individuals would most likely be more inclined to vote for a reformist candidate for president in Iran? middle-class urban professional which of the following officials are directly elected in russia? Duma deputies and the president a statistical tool that estimates that estimates the buying power of income across different countries by using prices in the United States as a benchmark is purchasing power parity the "s...

AP Environmental Science Exam Practice Questions with Certified Solutions A fuel's net energy yield is correctly defined as a comparison between the cost of mining, processing, and transporting a fuel and the amount of useful energy the fuel generates A regular light bulb has an efficiency rating of 3 percent. For every 1 joule of energy that bulb uses, the amount of energy produced is 0.03 joules of light Methane gas and ethanol are two examples of biogases that are produced in what process?...