T.O.C.
Urban Ag & Sprawl
GMOs & Mining
Forestry, Federal, and Public Lands
Fisheries Management
100
Land or resources belonging to or affecting the whole of a community
What are commons?
100
The uncontrolled expansion of urban areas
What is urban sprawl?
100
Any plant, insect, animal, etc. that has had its genetic code changed by humans.
What is a genetically modified organism?
100
A large swath of land that protects a variety of resources, including natural and historic features.
What is a national park?
100
To deplete the stock of fish in a body of water by fishing too much
What is overfishing?
200
A scenario where shared resources are depleted due to individual overuse
What is the Tragedy of the Commons?
200
This crop uses the most resources AND is, ironically, the most commonly grown crop in the US
What is corn?
200
A naturally-occurring solid with a specific composition and crystal structure
What is a mineral?
200
The theory and practice, creation, conservation, use and management of forests and related processes, the organisms that live in it, and all forest-derived resources and products.
What is forestry?
200
Another term for farming fish
What is aquaculture?
300
The main challenge in managing a commons
What is the balance of individual and collective interests?
300
A sustainable option to mitigate urban sprawl which involves keeping undeveloped stretches of land on the outskirts of cities/urban areas
What is a greenbelt?
300
This type of mining increases the chances of erosion, due to the loss of vegetation
What is surface mining?
300
This federal agency manages the largest amount of land in the U.S.
What is the Bureau of Land Management?
300
This is a species of fish whose population collapse is mentioned as a historical example of overfishing in the “Where Have All the Fish Gone?” Documentary
What is the Northern Cod?
400
The main interest/motivation for individuals that exploit shared resource
What is money/profits?
400
The type of urban planning that recognizes that urban growth will occur but encourages more compact, mixed-use development; encourage people to walk, bicycle, or use public transportation
What is smart growth?
400
This crop is different from other GMOs in that it is transgenic, using genes from another species
What is golden rice?
400
The first national park to be designated by Congress and to be managed by the National Park Service
What is Yellowstone?
400
The percentage of decline in catches of the bluefin tuna over the past decade.
What is 80%?
500
Limiting consumption, imprisonment/fines, strong regulation, social initiatives, etc.
What are strategies to sustainably manage shared resources?
500
Crop rotation between legumes and "regular" crops allows this element to be returned to the soil, increasing fertility for future harvest seasons
What is nitrogen?
500
More expensive and dangerous, but less impactful on the environment
What is subsurface mining?
500
These make up the 5 main anthropogenic causes of biodiversity loss
What are Habitat Loss, Invasive Species, Pollution, Population Growth, and Overharvesting?
500
The country responsible for inflating catch reports in the documentary “Where Have All the Fish gone?”
Who is China?