Ecological Footprint

In regards to how the amount of land you require to support your lifestyle is calculated in your ecological footprint, what is the difference between sources and sinks? Provide 2 examples of each

A source is something that creates pollution most of the time its CO2, like cars and factories. Then a sink is some that can take the pollution in and us it two examples is the oceans and forest

Describe why the country you reside in is necessary information for calculating your ecological footprint.

Country is need in calculating your ecological footprint because it's a summed in were you are getting thing. Like from Wal-Mart or a famer market

Which land use takes up the biggest part of the average American's ecological footprint? Why?

Developed land because American's ecological footprint there is so much of it in our country and spread out over a lot of land.

How does meat consumption affect your ecological footprint? Describe why.

Meat consumption affect your ecological footprint because it take a lot of energy feed a cow and get it market ready. This is because feedlots make cows eat corn and that corn had to be farmed so there is two-step in meat instead of when you just eat vegetables.

What are the 4 lifestyle categories that an ecological footprint is broken down into? Give one example of each that would cause a larger ecological footprint

One of the categories is mobility;Another one is shelter; Then there is food, were do you get it and how much meat do you eat. Finally good and services

Define ecological footprint and discuss why we calculate it.

The definition of ecological footprint is the amounts of productive land need to support each person life style. We calculate ecological footprint show individuals how the effect the environment personally.

Is it possible to have a high level of affluence and low ecological footprint? Explain

Yes because then you can afford the new and more afitiont technology that comes out

22. Discuss why Americans have some of the biggest ecological footprints in the world.

because we all pretty much have a car and we all buy from non local places

What are the 5 different land uses an ecological footprint is broken down into?

developed, farmland, pasture, water, and forest

What is the Human Development Index measure? What three indices is it based on?

it ranks development in countries education, income, life expectancy

What is the biocapacity of earth? Has it been reached?

one earth, yes we are at 1.5