Sustainability and Food Production

Which country has the highest ecological footprint?

• USA

• Canada

• Indonesia

• Bangladesh

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What is the best explanation for why India’s ecological footprint is so much smaller than the United States?

• India has many more people than the United States

• The United States pollutes its air and water supplies much less than India

• India consumes fewer natural resources than the United States

• India has a higher population of wealthy people that can afford renewable energy sources

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Which is NOT a component of sustainability?

• Growth

• Economics

• Society

• Environment

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We use the term “ecological footprint” because it

• Shows how large our shoes are compared to others

• Allows others to see how much energy we conserve

• Shows the mark we leave on earth as we carry out daily activities

• Allows people to understand that footprints are all sizes

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How could you reduce your ecological footprint?

• by making products that use more materials and are disposable

• making products that are more durable and can be reused

• making products that are difficult to repair and remake

• making products that are disposable and made of fewer materials.

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Recycling is an important way to reduce resource consumption because

• reducing waste is better than recycling it

• it decreases the use of new resources to make products.

• recycling is not a new way to save resources.

• curbside pick-up makes recycling more convenient in many communities

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What is sustainable agriculture?

• A concept in farming that maximizes profits by planting one crop throughout large areas

• A means of food production that requires large amounts of processing and shipping to get to its consumers

• A farming practice that focuses on protecting environments, public health, human communities, and animal welfare

• A farming practice that is designed to work in any climate zone, therefore making it practical worldwide to end hunger

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Which item listed below is most beneficial to a farmer that does not till?

• Crops will be grown at a faster rate due to more land to plant

• Soil erosion will be reduced due to established plants and compact soil

• Water will be needed more because all the plants will be used to more water

• The existing plants will crowd out the new plants that the farmer grows

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Why is there more food grown on farms today than 100 years ago?

• Because farmers generally become wealthy, attracting a new workforce

• Because food production has to keep up with population growth, even though methods change

• Government subsidies for farmers make it easy to accomplish

• Because food preservation and delivery has improved for  worldwide distribution

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Which is NOT considered to be a benefit of organic farming methods?

• a.       More CO₂ per kilogram of food is produced

• a.       Organic farms maintain biodiversity through crop rotation

• a.       No pesticide use, which can be harmful to local wildlife

• a.       Less waste is produced than in traditional farming

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