Did anyone in your group take too many fish? (Yes or No)
Did everyone try to take as many as possible? (Yes or No)
Explain what happened in your group.
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Question 3
3.
Did anyone sacrifice any fish for the good of the community? (Yes or No)
Does society ever reward this type of person?
Explain.
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Question 4
4.
In round 2…How did your strategy change, if at all?
Did it make a difference to know that those who caught more fish were rewarded?
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Question 5
5.
Is it possible to maximize the number of fish caught per person AND maintain a sustainable population of fish in the pond at the same time?
If so, explain how.
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Question 6
6.
Besides humans, what else might rely on the fish in our lake as a resource?
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Question 7
7.
How could our fishing practices impact the lake ecosystem?
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Question 8
8.
Think of a local commons that you are familiar with (social areas, eating areas, bathrooms, parking lots, etc). Explain how a tragedy of the commons situation can arise in one of these areas.
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Question 9
9.
Propose a solution for how the problem could be solved.
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Question 10
10.
What are some natural resources that are commons resources?
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Question 11
11.
For the Tragedy of the Commons to occur, the resources must be
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Question 12
12.
How can we protect overused natural resources?
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Question 13
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Explain why overfishing of privately owned lakes are not an example of the tragedy of the commons.