Global Homework Revision for the Exam

1.    How has humanity used nature’s resources throughout most of history?
build cities 

2.    Why are the mid 1970’s a critical threshold for humanity?
We crossed a critical threshold: Human consumption began outstripping what the planet could reproduce
   3. What is our current demand for renewable ecological resources?
our demand for renewable ecological resources and the services they provide is now equivalent to that of more than 1.5 Earths
4.    How many China’s does it take to support 

China? 2 and half earths

5.    Look at the chart on the RHS – what are the worst performing countries?
United Arab Emirates and Qatar 

6.    Why do you believe these countries are performing badly on the ecological stakes?
Because of how economically they are using their resources

7.    What are the signs that we are ecologically overspending?
We are overspending on roads and new buildings 

 What is the link between Ecological Footprint and Carbon Footprint? 
Greenhouse gas calculations make up a portion of an ecological footprint, but are not used in the same way as those in a carbon footprint.