Week 1 Guided Notes: Ecological Footprint
Learning Objectives:
This week I will learn...
How to use an __________ __________ calculator.
How choices in an individual’s lifestyle can _________ or _________ the ecological footprint.
The difference of ecological footprints of __________ and __________ countries.
Why am I learning this?
So I can understand how my life and daily choices impact the environment.
I will know I have learned it when…
I can calculate my own ecological footprint.
I can explain how my __________ ___________ impacts my ecological footprint number.
I can explain the __________of my ecological footprint on the environment.
(SLIDE #4) VOCABULARY: Complete the definitions for the vocabulary below.
ecological footprint -
developing country -
developed country -
consumption -
hectare -
Biocapacity -
Unsustainable -
(SLIDE # 5)
Ecological footprint is a method of gauging _______ ________ on natural _______ by
calculating how much of the _______ is needed to __________ a particular lifestyle.
In other words, it measures human ______ vs. the ________ of nature.
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(SLIDE # 6)
Sometimes we think that the Earth is so big that it can supply a ______ amount of __________
and other __________.
.
We cannot harvest food or other resources from ________ % of the Earth’s surface.
A lot of land is _________ for growing plants or grazing animals.
(SLIDE # 7)
In fact, ________% of the Earth’s land surface is suitable for ____________food.
Some land has become _________ for growing crops over time due to ________ ,
__________, or ____________.
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_________ ___________are also making some areas that were previously fertile _________ __
_________ crops.
(SLIDE #8)
Why should I _______ about ecological footprint?
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At our current rate of consumption, we are using our resources at a rate of _____ %.
This means that we would need
just to maintain our current
consumption.
In order to preserve the resources that remain for future generations, it is
that
we
our
.
(SLIDE #9)
How to
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ecological footprint:
can be calculated for
,
, or the entire
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,
,
.
for ecological footprint are global
biologically
,
(gha), which measure the amount of
land with a productivity equal to the world average. (=
of
land)
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Measurement takes into account the resources a
(2) clean up its
needs to (1) produce
and
.
(SLIDE #10)
Now let’s calculate your ecological footprint. Click this: https://www.footprintcalculator.org/
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What was your Ecological footprint number? Please answer: ____________
What does that mean? Please
answer:_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
(SLIDE # 11)
ecological footprints of
:
As you might expect, the ecological footprint of a typical __________ is much _________ than
that of a typical person from Gabon.
As ____________ nations get ___________, they consume more _______ protein, drive more
cars, and use more air conditioning, the estimates for those nations will rise quickly.
With rising ____________ of developing nations, the rise of resource consumption globally will
_________ the pace of ecological _________- reaching a point at which actual resource
____________ ____________ available planetary
.
SLIDE # 12)
Why is there so much __________ among nations?
Mostly, it comes down to ____________ lifestyle _______
(SLIDE # 13)
_________ vs. ___________ countries:
Developed
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High per capita _____________
Income ___________ and service based
Low incidence of _________
___________ standard of living
Narrow income _____________
Low _______ _______ of population
Low rate of ___________
____________ capabilities are present
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Social __________ _____ -healthcare, public assistance…
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(SLIDE # 14)
Developed vs. developing countries:
Developing
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_________ per capita _________
Income mostly ___________ based
_________ incidence of poverty
_________ standard of living
_________ income inequalities
_________ population
_________ rate of unemployment
_________ infrastructure
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Little or ____ social safety net- few hospitals, clinics, social programs
(SLIDE # 16)
Sustainability:
Can the planet ______ us at our current global rate of consumption?
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An area is considered to be ________ if a land’s ecological footprint is greater than its
___________ (if demand for resources is_________ than the supply of nature)
In short-____ , it can’t.
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We are currently gobbling up the Earth’s resources at an unprecedented and _______
rate.
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It is possible that ______ generations can be made ______ off by inheriting fewer
resources from the current generation than they will need to sustain their populations.
(SLIDE # 17)
Making ___________ choices- moving closer to ____________
Every ____________ produces an individual ecological footprint that is determined mostly by
the ___________ and level of ___________ in the ___________they live in.
The more developed a country is, the _________ ecological ___________ it’s going to have.
However, the___________ we make in our daily lives can also make a big ___________
.
Our daily activities, such as driving a car, washing clothes, watching TV, or running a factory,
can all _____________ to a large ecological footprint.
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(SLIDE # 18)
Making better choices- moving closer __________
Generally, we can _________ our negative ________ on the planet by _____________ our
consumption of resources and reducing pollution.
Using resources that can be quickly _____________ is a way to achieve sustainability.
To achieve sustainability, we need both sustainable _____________, and also need to make
sustainable _____________.
(SLIDE # 19)
Making better choices- moving closer to sustainability.
The first step can be as simple as
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____________ - use less, maybe just pick one thing that you can use less of.
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Electricity- how can I use less during the day? LED light bulbs, change house
temp
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Pay more attention to food choices? Animal vs, vegetable, food waste (ugly
food)…
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Take a shorter shower- by two or three minutes?
______________
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Find a way to repurpose or upcycle? Clothing, plastics…
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Repair instead of replace- phone, clothing
______________
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Repurpose something that would otherwise end up in the trash
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Sort items that can be recycled so that their resource can be used again and
again.
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Aluminum cans, paper, copper...
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