Ecological Footprint

How many planets worth of resources does the entire world use in a year? 

• 1 planet

• 1.5 planets

• 2 planets

• 2.5 planets 

When did we overshoot our resources for the year in 2020 according to the Global Footprint Network? 

• January 19th

• May 29th

• August 22th 

• November 29th 

What is an "ecological footprint"? 

• The amount of land, water, and resources needed to produce all of the products a person uses and to dispose of their waste.

• The amount of land, water, and resources a person owns. 

• The amount of land, water, and resources a person hopes to own in the future.

• The amount of nature that man has not destroyed or altered in anyway (such as old growth forests)

How do you calculate the balance for a country? 

• Biocapacity - footprint = balance 

• Footprint + biocapacity= balance 

• Balance + footprint = biocapacity 

• Balance x footprint = biocapacity 

Which of the following is better for the health of the planet?

• if the ecological footprint is greater than the biocapacity

• if the biocapacity is greater than the ecological footprint

What is the balance of the United States?

Based on the results from your previous answer (you should have gotten -4.13) is the USA heading in a good direction or a bad direction, ecologically.

• Good

• Bad

Which is larger for the United States? 

• our biocapacity

• our ecological footprint 

Which two statements are true? CHOOSE TWO ANSWERS. 

• Canada has a smaller biocapacity than the USA. 

• RD Congo has a smaller biocapacity than USA. 

• Canada and RD Congo are ecological creditor countries. This means their footprints are smaller than their biocapacities. 

• USA lives within their means. The footprint is smaller than the biocapacity. 

According to the graph, the biocapacity of the Earth has steadily dropped overtime.  Is this trend good or bad?

• Good

• Bad