Science
Learning Assignment:
Ecological Footprint
An ecological footprint can be defined as how much land and water area is
needed to support what you use and throw away. Go
to the web sites below and take the quiz (answer honestly) to find out
about your ecological footprint. There are two sites for the quizzes,
and I have provided other sites for additional current statistics. As a
starting point I am providing you information taken from the July 2001
National Geographic.
Number of acres used per
person U.S.A.
30.2 acres
Germany 15.6 acres
Brazil 6.4 acres
Indonesia 3.7 acres
Nigeria 3.2 acres
India 2.6 acres
Please look at different
websites to find current statistics on these countries to see the
differences even a few years can make. What can you do to decrease your
ecological footprint? Be prepared to participate in a class discussion
tomorrw.
http://www.earthday.net/footprint/index.asp (Earthday Network)
http://www.lead.org/leadnet/footprint/intro.htm (Footprint Calculator)
http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/focus/report/english/footprint/ranking.htm
Sites on Population
http://www.census.gov/
http://popplanet.org/PopPlanet/
http://www.prb.org/
http://rprogress.org/
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