Ecological Footprint
Biology ⇒ Ecology and Environment
Ecological Footprint starts at 8 and continues till grade 12.
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A city has a biocapacity of 1.5 global hectares per person and an ecological footprint of 3 global hectares per person. What does this indicate?
A country has a biocapacity of 5 million global hectares and an ecological footprint of 7 million global hectares. What is the ecological deficit?
A family uses 10,000 kWh of electricity per year, mostly from coal. How could they reduce their ecological footprint related to energy use?
A person wants to calculate their ecological footprint. Name two types of data they would need to collect.
A city has a biocapacity of 1.5 global hectares per person and an ecological footprint of 3 global hectares per person. What does this indicate?
A country has a biocapacity of 5 million global hectares and an ecological footprint of 7 million global hectares. What is the ecological deficit?
A family uses 10,000 kWh of electricity per year, mostly from coal. How could they reduce their ecological footprint related to energy use?
A school wants to lower its ecological footprint. Suggest two actions it could take.
Which of the following activities would most likely increase a person's ecological footprint?
(1) Walking to school
(2) Eating locally grown vegetables
(3) Using public transportation
(4) Taking frequent flights
Which of the following best describes 'biocapacity'?
(1) The total population a country can support
(2) The ability of ecosystems to regenerate resources and absorb waste
(3) The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
(4) The number of endangered species in an area
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 determine weather patterns
Which of the following best explains why the ecological footprint is an important tool for sustainability?
(1) It helps track economic growth
(2) It shows how much land and water we need to support our lifestyles
(3) It measures the number of endangered species
(4) It predicts weather changes
Fill in the blank: If a population's ecological footprint is less than its biocapacity, it is living within its _______.
Fill in the blank: The _______ is the capacity of ecosystems to regenerate what people demand from those surfaces.
Fill in the blank: The ecological footprint concept was first developed in the _______ (decade).
Fill in the blank: The ecological footprint helps us understand the impact of our _______ on the planet.
True or False: A country with a high ecological footprint per capita is using more resources per person than a country with a low ecological footprint per capita.
True or False: A country with a large population always has a higher ecological footprint per person than a country with a small population.
True or False: If everyone in the world lived like the average person in a high-income country, we would need more than one Earth to provide enough resources.
True or False: Recycling and composting can help reduce an individual's ecological footprint.
