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AP Human Geography
Unit 1 – Thinking Geographically
Topic 1.5
What best characterizes the "tragedy of the commons" in terms of environmental geography?
Overuse and depletion of shared resources due to individual benefit over collective welfare
A scenario where natural disasters cause massive loss in public spaces.
An economic situation where goods are underproduced because they're non-excludable.
The failure to develop rural areas leading to a decline in community commons.
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