Sustainable Development: Resource Use and Ecological Footprint Quiz

What is the term used to describe resource use in the context of sustainable development?

Ecological footprint

Which term refers to the amount of material or resources that flow through a system?

Throughput

What does 'Tragedy of the Commons' refer to?

The overuse of shared resources and its negative consequences

Which type of services includes water purification and production of food and oxygen by plants?

Supporting services Signup and view all the answers

What type of household tends to produce little waste according to the text?

A household that consumes very little Signup and view all the answers

What term refers to recreational and aesthetic services provided by nature?

Cultural services Signup and view all the answers

What did Hardin propose as the two ways to avoid destruction of resources?

A system of private property or coercive regulation by the state Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what conditions can help communities manage their commons over the long term?

Effective and inexpensive monitoring of resource use, ability to exclude outsiders, and frequent face-to-face communications Signup and view all the answers

What type of institution is suggested as best for managing a global commons like climate or biodiversity?

Country and international level policy changes as suggested by Garret Hardin Signup and view all the answers

How many major systems with critical thresholds were identified in the concept of planetary boundaries?

Nine major systems with critical thresholds were identified Signup and view all the answers

Who are often considered as the guardians of little-disturbed habitats that are refuges for rare and endangered species?

Indigenous peoples Signup and view all the answers

According to the text, what is one way to think about environmental services?

Planetary boundaries or thresholds of abrupt or irreversible environmental change Signup and view all the answers

What did Ostrom suggest as the preferred approach for managing a global commons like climate or biodiversity?

Investing in smaller, local, even individual policy changes Signup and view all the answers

According to Johan Rockström and colleagues, how do these overshoots in planetary boundaries affect ecosystems?

"Cause rapid declines in ecosystem function and ecosystem services" Signup and view all the answers

What is the alternative perspective to Hardin’s framework for avoiding destruction of resources?

"Strategies for managing the commons; that is, for collectively safeguarding commonly used resources" Signup and view all the answers

"What conditions can help communities manage their commons over the long term?"

"Effective and inexpensive monitoring of resource use; an ability to exclude outsiders; frequent face-to-face communications and strong social networks among users" Signup and view all the answers

What is the main challenge in collecting data in the Serengeti ecosystem?

Tracking the movements and behaviors of animals, especially at night Signup and view all the answers

What does science rely on, according to the text?

Careful observation and testing of ideas with observable evidence Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of graduate student research and other projects mentioned in the text?

Understanding more of the ecological structure of the system Signup and view all the answers

What do predator and prey species shift over time in response to, according to the text?

Droughts and poachers Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of mining the rich data source mentioned in the text for graduate student research and other projects?

To understand more of the ecological structure of the system Signup and view all the answers

What is the assumption on which science is based, according to the text?

The world is knowable and can be learned about through careful observation Signup and view all the answers

What is the process that helps in maintaining good standards in study design, data collection, and interpretation of results?

The peer review process Signup and view all the answers

What type of reasoning involves logical reasoning from general to specific?

Deductive reasoning Signup and view all the answers

What does precision refer to in the context of scientific research?

Repeatability of results and level of detail Signup and view all the answers

What is the main purpose of developing a testable hypothesis in scientific research?

To provide a testable explanation Signup and view all the answers

What do many tests supporting an explanation and consensus among experts lead to in scientific research?

A scientific theory Signup and view all the answers

What does understanding probability help to reduce in scientific research?

Uncertainty Signup and view all the answers

Which characteristic makes it almost always easier to prove a hypothesis wrong in scientific research?

Skepticism Signup and view all the answers