Lorax Reflection

Throughout the video, you were presented with animated 'evidence' that you can use to answer the following questions.


What has happened to the biodiversity over the course of the video?

How does supply and demand affect the economics of this story?

What is the environmental impact on air, water, and land in the video?

What is the balance between need and want in this story?

Does this illustrate the Tragedy of the Commons, NIMBY, or both?

Why is the Lorax so unsuccessful at convincing people to change their economics?  Is there something that could have been done differently?

Can you think of examples in Iowa that illustrate this event happening?

This 'fable' has been praised as having an environmental wake-up call, as well as being a 'gloom-and-doom' scenario of environmental disaster.   Give three points that support each side of the argument.