1. Ecological Footprints

2. Ecological Footprint
It includes how much land and resources from the earth needed for one person to live
Every person has their own unique ecological footprint based on the kind of lifestyle they live

3. Ecological Footprint The main footprints to consider are: Carbon Water
Technology
Land
Food
Waste

4. Your Task:
On the sheet provided, brainstorm in the six categories ideas that would fall into that ecological footprint
When you are done, on the back side with the foot, draw the items that you use, consume, throw out. There must be one item from each of the 6 categories

5. Ecological Footprint
It is important to calculate our ecological footprint because it allows scientists to estimate the rate at which we are depleting earth of its resources
Allows scientists and ecologists to come up with solutions to reduce our consumption and improve the management of our resources

6. Question
What country do you think has the largest ecological footprint per person?

7. Footprint (hectares needed per person)
Country
Footprint (hectares needed per person)
Afghanistan
0.1
Brazil
2.1
Ethiopia
0.8
Japan
5.9
Russia
4.4
United Arab Emirates
11.9
United Kingdom
6.3
United States
12.3

8. Your Task Complete a bar graph of the data from the table
Answer the following questions:
1. Which countries have the largest footprint?
2. Which countries have the smallest?
3. Why do you think there are such differences in the footprints or these countries?