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Human population, consumption, and ecological footprint — Homework
Show the multiplication of IPAT factors, or the division for footprint questions, for every problem.
- 1.Two countries have equal population and technology, but Country M has 5 times the affluence of Country N. About how many times greater is Country M's total impact?
- 2.Explain how a small, wealthy population can have a larger total footprint than a larger, lower-income population.
- 3.A lifestyle requires an estimated 4.5 global hectares per person, and Earth provides about 1.5 global hectares of biocapacity per person. How many Earths would be required if everyone lived that way?
- 4.Explain why "carrying capacity for humans" is harder to define precisely than carrying capacity for a wild deer population.
- 5.Summarize your household footprint mini-audit: which single category (car miles, home energy, or food) seemed to be the largest contributor, and why do you think so?
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