Ecological footprint

What does ecological footprint measure?

• How quantity of natural resources humans need compared to the earth's capacity to provide those resources

• The size of cities across the world

• The amount of fossil fuels that are burned for energy

• The shoe size of the average human

How is ecological footprint measured?

• In terms hectares of land required by each person in a selected area for food, water, transport, housing and waste management

• In terms of number of years it would take before resources ran out

• In terms of the average life expectancy of a nation

• In terms of shoe size, e.g. women's 9

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

• Eating less meat and processed foods
• Walking or biking to school
• Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. 
• Driving a large car around for fun.

Which one of the following are Greenhouse Gases

• Carbon dioxide

• Oxygen

• Hydrogen

• Helium

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

• Eating less meat and processed foods

• Walking or biking to school

• Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it.

• Using cars for short journeys

What is urban sprawl?

• The sprawl of people from rural areas to urban areas.

• The main city centre in an urban area.

• The spreading of rural areas into surrounding rural areas to accommodate the need for extra land space due to a rise in ecological footpint.

• The spreading of urban areas into surrounding rural areas to accommodate an expanding population.

What kinds of resources make up your ecological footprint?

• waste production

• water and energy use

• food and shelter

• clothing and transportation

• All of the above

Purchasing fewer clothes could reduce your carbon footprint by:

• saving you money which would make you more financially secure

• leading to less land being cleared to grow fibre crops such as cotton

• reducing the fuel required to transport clothes from overseas

• setting a good example for your friends so that you can show them how good a person you are

Which of the following can be described as the amount of consumption and waste production of an entire country?

• Agricultrual Footprint
• Transportation Footprint
• Urban Footprint
• National Footprint

Which of the following can be described as the effect of food production on the environment?

• Agricultural Footprint
• Transportation Footprint
• Urban Footprint
• National Footprint