AP®︎ Environmental Science: Topic 5.1 Flashcards

Master key terms and definitions for Topic 5.1 of AP Environmental Science – The Tragedy of the Commons to help you prep for quizzes and the AP exam.

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Tragedy of the Commons

Definition

Depletion or degradation of a shared resource when users pursue individual short-term benefits while distributing the environmental costs among everyone

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Tragedy of the Commons
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Depletion or degradation of a shared resource when users pursue individual short-term benefits while distributing the environmental costs among everyone

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Commons
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A resource shared by multiple users

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Common-Pool Resource
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A shared resource from which users are difficult to exclude and where one person’s use reduces its quantity or quality for others

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Negative Externality
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A cost of an activity that is not fully paid by the person or organization creating it

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Open-Access Resource
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A resource lacking effective restrictions on who may use it or how much each user may take

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Common-Property Resource
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A resource owned or governed collectively by a defined community, which may establish rules to prevent overuse

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