Question

When people use a common resource such as water, some will act in a way to maximize it their own benefit ("if I don't use it, someone else will") and the resource becomes overused or damaged. This is known as _______ .

Answer 1

Answer:

Overexploitation of resources.

Explanation:

In this case it's overexploitation of natural resources, wich is a big problem nowadays. Using resources excessively results in damaged resources, that's called overexploitation.