ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINTS
COMPUTER ASSIGNMENT
Name: ______________________
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Go to the website www.footprintnetwork.org
Click Menu, and then click on the “Our Work” section
Scroll down and click on “Learn More” in the “ecological footprint” section
Read this page and answer the following questions. Be as detailed as possible and write
all the answers in the space provided
1. a) What has the ecological footprint become the primary resource for? (1)
b) What does it track? (1)
2. What is biocapacity? (1)
3. How long does it take the Earth to regenerate what we use in a year? (1)
4. What does knowing our ecological footprint allow us to do? (2)
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Click on Menu and Tools and Resources
Scroll down to find Footprint Calculator and click on “calculate my footprint”
Enter your student email
Follow the prompts and you will find your personal Ecological Footprint once you have
completed the questions. From this, answer the following:
5. What is your ecological footprint? INCLUDE UNITS (1) _____________________________
6. How many planet Earths does your consumption require? (1) _____________
7. What is Canada’s ecological footprint? INCLUDE UNITS (hint: go back to main ‘our work’
page and find the map) (1) ____________________
8. Looking at the graph, answer the following questions:
a) What portion of your footprint is the largest?
b) what percentage is it?
c) What is one thing you could do to reduce consumption of this large part of the pie graph?
9. Name at least 3 things you can do to reduce your Ecological Footprint.