1. Core Unit 4- Patterns in Resource Consumption

2. Part 1- Patterns of Resource Consumption Spec: Evaluate the ecological footprint as a measure of the relationship between population size and resource consumption. Identify international variations in its size. Discuss the two opposing views (neo- Malthusian and anti-Malthusian) of the relationship between population size and resource consumption.

3. ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT KEY DEFINITIONS: Ecological Footprint Carbon Footprint Biocapacity Carrying Capacity http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EjyrAHzthTo

5. Why might the biocapacity of a nation decrease? Why might the ecological footprint of a nation increase?

6. Identify the strengths and weaknesses of these calculators: http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.p hp/GFN/page/calculators/ http://www.footprintnetwork.org/en/index.p hp/GFN/page/calculators/ http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/home/calculator_ complete http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/home/calculator_ complete http://ecologicalfootprint.com/ http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint /calculators/personal/introduction.asp http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/ecologicalfootprint /calculators/personal/introduction.asp http://calculator.bioregional.com/

7. Ecological Footprint gives an accurate indication of the link between population size and resource consumption. Evaluate this view. (10)