Class Activity III

According to WWF, an acre of land could store carbon equivalent to __________ liters of gasoline.

• ~ 1450

• ~ 560

• 2.59

Our consumption exceeds biocapacity by using energy and other resources at rates ____________.

• higher than those resources that get decomposed

• higher than those resources that get renewed

• lower than those resources that get renewed

A significant proportion of the current population growth is attributed to ___________.

• developed countries

• developing countries

• population growth is the same globally

Biocapacity is the capacity of living systems to provide our needs. Earth’s biocapacity is estimated to be __________.

• 2.59 acres

• ~1450 liters of gasoline

• 13 billion gha

Which factor is the largest contributor to the ecological footprint of UAE?

• Carbon storage

• Cropland

• Forest

Please visit the below link and calculate your ‘Ecological Footprint’ by answering the questions on the screen:

https://www.footprintcalculator.org/home

If everyone lived like you, we would need _________ earths (1 point).

In your opinion, how can you reduce your environmental footprint? (4 points)