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Ecological footprint & solutions

Ecological footprint & solutions

Assessment

Presentation

Science

9th Grade

Medium

NGSS
MS-ESS3-4, MS-LS2-5, HS-ESS3-5

+10

Standards-aligned

Created by

Meredith Wilson

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14 Slides • 36 Questions

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Sustainability is making sure that the planet and its resources can continue to provide life.

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True

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False

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Which of these problems could happen if we don't look after the resources we have?

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Loss of animal homes

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Climate change

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Increase in pollution

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All of the above

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Multiple Choice

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Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?
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Eating less meat and processed foods
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Walking or biking to school
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Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. 
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Driving a large car around for fun.

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Multiple Choice

What is NOT a sustainable practice?
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recycling
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reducing
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reusing
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buying 

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The “Three Rs” are “Reduce, Reuse, Renewables”
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True
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False

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Multiple Choice

The variety of life in the world, a habitat, or an ecosystem
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biodiversity
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ecosystem
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mutations
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diversity

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What is the definition of Ecological Footprint?
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The impact of a person on their neighbors 

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The impact of a person on the environment 

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The impact of the oceans towards erosion 

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How much pollution an animal produces 

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Multiple Choice

Our effect on the environment - a combination of what we consume, and the waste we produce.
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Ecological Fingerprint
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Ecological Footprint
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Ecological Image
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Ecological History

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Multiple Choice

Our effect on the environment - a combination of what we consume, and the waste we produce.
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Ecological Fingerprint

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Ecological Footprint

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Ecological Image

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Ecological History

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Multiple Choice

An accurate definition of Sustainability is

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meeting population needs

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meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to survive

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meeting the needs of the future without worrying about todays

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meeting the food needs of animals

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following will have the longest term impact on organisms in an ecosystem?
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flooding

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oil spill

3

blizzard

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global warming

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Multiple Choice

Where does most of our energy come from in Hong Kong

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Coal

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Renewable Energy

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Gas

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Nuclear

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following are consequences associated with climate change?

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The ice sheets are declining, glaciers are in retreat globally, and our oceans are more acidic than ever

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Surface temperatures are setting new heat records about each year

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More extreme weather like droughts, heat waves, and hurricanes

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Global sea levels are rising at an alarmingly fast rate — 17 centimeters in the last century alone and going higher.

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All of the above

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Multiple Choice

Which one of the following are Greenhouse Gases

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Carbon dioxide

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Oxygen

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Hydrogen

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Helium

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the average US ecological footprint?

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The average US ecological footprint is the same as Earth can provide

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The average US ecological footprint is less than Earth can provide

3

The average US ecological footprint is more than Earth can provide

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following are examples of renewable energy

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Solar Power

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Nuclear Power

3

Hydroelectric Power

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Natural Gas

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Multiple Choice

The study of how humans interact with the environment

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environmental science

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biology

3

ecology

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physics

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Multiple Choice

By 2050 what percentage of people will live in Urban areas?

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90-100

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80-90

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70-80

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60-70

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Multiple Choice

In the "Lorax", what is the commons?

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The Lorax

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The Onceler

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The Truffula trees

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The Barbaloots

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Multiple Select

Which of the following are causing serious damage to our planet?

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Deforestation

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Globalisation

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Unsustainable fishing

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Farming

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Multiple Choice

What does ecological footprint measure?

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How much quantity of natural resources humans need as compared to the earth's capacity to provide those resources

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The size of cities across the world

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The amount of fossil fuels that are burned for energy

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The shoe size of the average human

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Multiple Choice

Which is NOT a way to decrease your ecological footprint?

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Eating less meat and processed foods

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Walking or biking to school

3

Turning off electricity and water when you're not using it. 

4

Driving a large car around for fun.

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Multiple Choice

What kinds of resources make up your ecological footprint?

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waste production

2

water and energy use

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food, shelter

clothing and transportation

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All of the above

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Multiple Choice

Purchasing fewer clothes could reduce your carbon footprint by:

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Saving you money which would make you more financially secure

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Leading to less land being cleared to grow fibre crops such as cotton

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Reducing the fuel required to transport clothes from overseas

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Setting a good example for your friends so that you can show them how good a person you are

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Multiple Choice

It takes _____ to our planet to regenerate what we use in a year.

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1 year

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1/2 year

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1.5 year

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Multiple Choice

We take the energy from the...

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natural resources

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animals

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ground

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Multiple Choice

Biocapacity is...

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the area where we can recover resources

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the area available to provide resources

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the area where we leave the trash

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Multiple Choice

In Canada, people consume _____ hectares per person every year.

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around 7

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around 6

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around 17

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Multiple Choice

Canada is _____ country.

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an ecological

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an almost extinct

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a polluting

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Multiple Choice

The biocapacity in USA is about...

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7.1

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4

3

3

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Multiple Choice

The Republic of Congo is a place with the _____ ecological footprint.

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higher

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normal

3

less

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Multiple Choice

Since the ecological footprint is huge, it would be better...

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to create our own resources

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to live in a natural reserve

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both of them

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Multiple Choice

The biocapacity in the world is...

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increasing

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mantaining

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decreasing

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Multiple Choice

Only 17% of the world population consumes the _____ of the world resources.

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80%

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20%

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100%

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