Ecological Footprint

What is an eco-footprint?

• actions to help the planet

• actions to buy things

• actions to cook

• actions to contaminate the planet

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what is an example of eco-footpint?

• travel by car, bus and motorcycle

• Reuse, Reduce and Recycle

• turn on the lights

• take long showers

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

It takes _____ to our planet to regenerate what we use in a year.

• 1 year

• 1/2 year

• 1.5 year

The Republic of Congo is a place with the _____ ecological footprint.

• higher

• normal

• less

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Since the ecological footprint is huge, it would be better...

• to create our own resources

• to live in a natural reserve

• both of them

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A measure of how much area of biologically productive land and water an individual, population, or activity requires to produce all the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates, using prevailing technology and resource management practices.

• Ecological Footprint

• Sustainability

• Biocapacity

• Ecological Reserve

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Ecological Footprint is measured in:

• Kilowatts

• Carbon Units

• Global Hectares

• Square Miles

As we are living currently, the world average Ecological Footprint is 2.75. With 7.8 Billion people on the planet, it would take almost ______ earths to sustainably meet that need

• 0.5

• 2

• 5

• 10

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If all 7.8 Billion people on earth had the same Ecological Footprint that the United States has, it would take over ________ earths to sustainably supply that demand.

• 0.5

• 2

• 5

• 10

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following best describes the concept of an ecological footprint?

• The total amount of greenhouse gases produced by human activities

• The measure of human demand on Earth's ecosystems

• The number of species that become extinct each year

• The amount of waste produced by a single household