ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

How many citizens of Haiti does it take to equal the ecological footprint of the average citizen of the United States?

• It takes over 100 Haitian citizens to equal the ecological footprint of the average U.S. citizen.

• Twelve citizens of Haiti equal the ecological footprint of the average U.S. citizen.

• Ten citizens of Haiti equal the ecological footprint of one average citizen of the United States.

• They are essentially equal.

• Six citizens of Haiti equal the ecological footprint of the average U.S. citizen.

Nearly 50% of the land on our planet is currently used for agriculture, with very little more agriculturally usable land available. If everyone on the planet had an ecological footprint the size of the average citizen of the United States, then ________.

• we would be able to provide for everyone without much difficulty, using the other 50% of the land currently not being used

• we would have 50% more food to go around

• we would need at least two more planet Earths to feed and support everyone

• we could support 50% more people on our planet

• about 50% of the people would starve

The global average footprint per person has increased from 2.2 to 2.7 hectares since 2008, including the footprints of many developing nations, such as India and China. This means that ________.

• the populations of both India and China have decreased since 2008

• some nations no longer have a measurable footprint

• The ability of the planet to sustain human beings has increased

• our collective lifestyle is slightly more sustainable than before

• our collective lifestyle is even more unsustainable than before

The U.S. average footprint is ________ times larger than the world average footprint.

• 2

• 5

• 3.3

• 2.7

• 6.7