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.

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

What is NOT a sustainable practice?

• recycling
• reducing
• reusing
• buying 

The “Three Rs” are “Reduce, Reuse, Renewables”

• True
• False

Select the 4 r's

• Reduce

• Recycle

• Reuse

• Recover

• Repair

The old cardboard was used to make new boxes. The cardboard was ___________.

• A) Recycled

• B) Reduced

Juan brings his lunch to the office in the same bag each day. He _______ his lunch bag.

• A) Reuses

• B) Recycles

Turning a used material into a NEW material.

• Reuse

• Recycle

• Reduce