Ecological Footprint
Biology ⇒ Ecology and Environment
Ecological Footprint starts at 8 and continues till grade 12.
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Describe one impact of a large ecological footprint on the environment.
Describe one way that using public transportation can help lower your ecological footprint.
Describe what is meant by 'Earth Overshoot Day'.
Explain how eating less meat can reduce your ecological footprint.
If a city switches all its buses from diesel to electric, what effect will this have on its ecological footprint?
If a family reduces its waste by 50%, how will this affect their ecological footprint?
If a person uses 2 global hectares of resources per year, and the Earth's biocapacity per person is 1.6 global hectares, is this person living sustainably?
A country has an ecological footprint of 3.5 global hectares per person and a biocapacity of 2.0 global hectares per person. Calculate the ecological deficit or reserve for this country and explain what it means.
Which of the following activities increases your ecological footprint the most? (1) Walking to school, (2) Eating locally grown vegetables, (3) Driving a car daily, (4) Recycling paper
Which of the following best defines 'biocapacity'? (1) The amount of waste a country produces, (2) The ability of an area to provide resources and absorb waste, (3) The number of people living in a city, (4) The amount of water in a river
Which of the following best describes a sustainable ecological footprint? (1) Using more resources than Earth can provide, (2) Using resources at a rate that Earth can regenerate, (3) Not using any resources, (4) Using only non-renewable resources
Which of the following best describes the main purpose of calculating an ecological footprint? (1) To measure biodiversity, (2) To estimate resource consumption and waste production, (3) To calculate population growth, (4) To measure air pollution
Fill in the blank: If everyone in the world lived like the average person in developed countries, we would need about ________ Earths to provide enough resources.
Fill in the blank: The ________ footprint is a part of the ecological footprint that measures greenhouse gas emissions.
Fill in the blank: The ecological footprint helps us understand the impact of our ________ on the planet.
Fill in the blank: The ecological footprint includes the area needed to absorb ________ produced by burning fossil fuels.
If a person uses 2 global hectares of resources per year, and the Earth's biocapacity per person is 1.6 global hectares, is this person living sustainably?
True or False: A smaller ecological footprint means a person uses fewer natural resources.
True or False: If a country's ecological footprint is greater than its biocapacity, it is living unsustainably.
True or False: Planting trees can help offset a person's ecological footprint.
