What phrase describes the degradation of shared resources due to the tendency to overexploit?
Ans: tragedy of the commons
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Which of the following describes the difference in the growing seasons on north-facing and south-facing hillsides in the Northern Hemisphere?
A. North-facing and south-facing hillsides have growing seasons of identical lengths. B. North-facing hillsides have a longer growing season than south-facing hillsides. C. North-facing hillsides have a shorter growing season than south-facing hillsides. D. The growing season of north-facing hillsides starts and ends later than south-facing hillsides.
Which of these is an issue that commonly results in an international water dispute?
A. hydroelectric facilities B. wetland mitigation C. recreational use permits D. water allocation to different countries
How much waste sent to a landfill does the EPA estimate to be reuseable?
A) 7-10% B) 10-12% C) 2-5% D) 14-16% E) 6-8%
Wind blowing with sufficient force to rip the roof off buildings
a. ?is common. b. ?is impossible. c. ?is uncommon. d. ?happens during every storm. e. ?only happens during snowstorms.