Environmental Science and Ecological Footprints Quiz
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What is the average amount of land, water, and ocean required to provide each person with all the resources they consume?

  • 2.7 hectares
  • 11.4 billion hectares
  • 100 meters x 100 meters
  • 1.8 hectares (correct)
  • What is the current global ecological footprint of each person?

  • 11.4 billion hectares
  • 2.7 hectares (correct)
  • 2.5 acres
  • 1.8 hectares
  • What is the estimated human population by 2100?

  • 7.9 billion people
  • 30 years
  • 2.5 acres
  • 8-11 billion people (correct)
  • What does the sustainable yield refer to?

    <p>The amount of a renewable resource that can be taken without reducing the available supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Garrett Hardin use to illustrate the struggle described in the Tragedy of the Commons?

    <p>Common pastureland in medieval Europe</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the formula to calculate ecological footprint in hectares?

    <p>Total land + water + ocean / Human population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the current global ecological footprint of each person in hectares?

    <p>2.7 hectares</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does sustainable yield refer to?

    <p>The amount of a renewable resource that can be taken without reducing the available supply</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the estimated human population by 2100?

    <p>8-11 billion people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Garrett Hardin use to illustrate the struggle described in the Tragedy of the Commons?

    <p>Common pastureland in medieval Europe</p> Signup and view all the answers

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