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APES Module 29

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The tendency of a shared, limited resource to becoe depleted because people act out of self-interest for short-term gain is generally referred to as
A. Capitalism
B. Communism
C. the invisible hand
D. the tragedy of the commons
E. the Hardin effect
D
A positive externality is
I. a good or service that is overproduced
II. a benefit of a good or service that is not included in the market price
III. a result of the tragedy of the commons
II
The northern Atlantic Coast of the United States is the principal habitat for the American lobster (Homarus americanus), a popular seafood item. However, populations of American lobster have been decreasing in southern New England. Which reason best explains this decline?
A. The habitat is below the carrying capacity for lobster
B. Fishing vessels are catching lobster at a rate above the maximum sustainable yield
C. The lobsters have moved to warmer waters
D. Fishing vessels are catching lobster at a rate below the maximum sustainable yield
E> Catching lobster creates greater diversity
B
You and a friend decide to spend Saturday afternoon fishing in a nearby lake. Upon arrival, you notice massive algal blooms in the lake and dead fish floating on the surface. A scientist informs you that the cause was an accidental leakage at a biological waste treatment plant located upstream. this is an example of
A. the tragedy of the commons
B. overshooting maximum sustainable yield
C. lack of nutrients in the water
D. urban sprawl
E. a negative externality
E
Cave swallows make nests out of saliva, which some people harvest make soup. If too many nests are harvested the swallows will not be able to rear their young and the population will crash. which concept oud help people determine how many nests to harvest>
A. The cost of bird's nest soup
B. International policy
C. Maximum sustainable yield
D. The tragedy of the commons
E. the fundamental niche of the cave swallow
C
Public lands in the United States are categorized for use based on the managing agency. In general, Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) lands are used for
A. grazing, mining timber harvesting, and recreation
B. timber harvesting, grazing, and recreation
C. recreation and conservation
D. wildlife conservation, hunting, and recreation
E. preservation only
D
A tragedy of the commons can occur when farmers use the same public land for grazing because
A. law enforcement is not adequate in places where there is a lot of land
B. sheep reproduce so quickly that the farmers are not able to feed them all
C. the market does not need so many sheep
D. there is no reason for any on farmer to protest the land
E. the land can no longer be used for farming if it is used for grazing
D
Which is most likely to be multiple-use land?
A. Managed resource protected area
B. Species management area
C. National monument
D. Wilderness area
E. Wildlife preserve
A
In a tragedy of the commons situation where multiple farmers graze sheep on public lands
A. the farmer with the most sheep will make the least profit
B. the farmer with the fewest sheep will make the most profit
C. the land will become barren from over grazing
D. farmers share equally in all profits
E. the maximum sustainable yield of the grass will increase
C
Which is a positive externality?
A. A natural wetland filters pollution from any groundwater that enters it
B. The production and use of petroleum products causes air pollution
C. A forest is gone after the timber is clear-cut
D. Impervious surfaces cause changes to the hydrologic cycle
E. A city blacktop creates an urban heat island
A
Which nation has the largest percentage of publically held land?
A. The United States
B. Costa Rica
C. Russia
D. China
E. India
A
Public lands in the United States are categorized for use based on the managing agency. In general Bureau of Land Management (BLM) lands are used for
A. grazing, mining, timber harvesting, and recreation
B. timber harvesting, grazing, and recreation
C. recreation and conservation
D. wildlife conservation, hunting, and recreation
E. preservation
A
Public lands in the United States are categorized for use based on the managing agency. In general U.S. Forestry Service (USFS) lands are used for
A. grazing, mining, timber harvesting, and recreation
B. timber harvesting, grazing, and recreation
C. recreation and conservation
D. wildlife conservation, hunting, and recreation
E. preservation
B
Public lands in the United States are categorized for use based on the managing agency. In general National Park Service (NPS) lands are used for
A. grazing, mining, timber harvesting, and recreation
B. timber harvesting, grazing, and recreation
C. recreation and conservation
D. wildlife conservation, hunting, and recreation
E. preservation
C
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