Sustainability and Ecological Footprint

Using resources at at rate which ensures those resources will be around for future generations is called:

• Ecological Deficit

• Ecological Footprint

• Biocapacity

• Sustainability

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

A measure of how much area of biologically productive land and water an individual, population, or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates, using prevailing technology and resource management practices.

• Ecological Footprint

• Sustainability

• Biocapacity

• Ecological Reserve

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Ecological Footprint is measured in:

• Kilowatts

• Carbon Units

• Global Hectares

• Square Miles

A global hectare is equivalent to approximately:

• 100 square miles

• 1 square mile

• 2 1/2 acres

• 1 acre

The capacity of ecosystems to regenerate what people demand from those surfaces.

• Sustainability

• Ecological Footprint

• Global Hectares

• Biocapacity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Formula to determine an Ecological Deficit or Reserve

• Biocapacity - Ecological Footprint

• Ecological Footprint - Biocapacity

• Biocapacity + Ecological Footprint

• Ecological Footprint x Biocapacity

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

In the United States, even though our Ecological Footprint is actually pretty high (8.1gha), since the 1970's, it has actually ________.

• Stayed steady

• Increased substantially

• decreased slightly

• gone up dramatically

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which one of these countries is NOT one of the top 3 in the world in TOTAL Ecological Footprint?

• Brazil

• India

• China

• United States

If a country has a Ecological Reserve, that means it

• has a Higher Ecological Footprint than Biocapacity

• is not living sustainably within its country's limits

• Has a higher Biocapacity than Ecological Footprint

• Also has an Ecological Deficit

If a country has an Ecological Deficit that mean it

• is living sustainably

• Has lots of forests

• has a higher Biocapacity than Ecological Footprint

• has a higher Ecological Footprint than Biodiversity

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5