Question 1

Singapore has an ecological footprint roughly 6 times greater than its biocapacity. State one mechanism that allows Singapore to maintain this level of resource consumption.

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Question 2

The island nation of Maldives supports a population far larger than its local ecosystems can sustain. Outline one mechanism that allows the Maldives to maintain a population that exceeds its local carrying capacity.

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Question 3

State the three pillars (domains) of sustainability.

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Question 4

State one advantage and one limitation of using the carbon footprint as a model for assessing the sustainability of a country's energy system.

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Question 5

The bar chart below compares ecological footprint (EF) and biocapacity (BC) for five world regions in 2020. Identify one region that is operating with an ecological surplus.

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Question 6

The city of Lagos has an ecological footprint that is three times larger than the biocapacity of its surrounding region. Outline one environmental consequence of this imbalance.

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Question 7

Define the term footprint in an environmental context.

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Question 8

State what the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are.

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Question 9

State one strength and one weakness of using the ecological footprint as a model to measure the environmental impact of an individual's lifestyle.

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Question 10

Define the term environmental justice.

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Question 11

Using Figure 1, identify the country that meets the minimum criteria for sustainability.

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Question 12

The Netherlands has an ecological footprint per person of approximately 4.9 gha while its biocapacity per person is only about 1.8 gha. State one way the Netherlands is able to sustain this imbalance.

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Question 13

The table below shows ecological footprint and biocapacity data for six countries in 2022. From the data, identify one country that has a larger biocapacity than ecological footprint.

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Question 14

Outline one reason why a country whose ecological footprint exceeds its biocapacity is considered to be living unsustainably.

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Question 15

Define the term sustainability.

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Question 16

State the unit commonly used for ecological footprint.

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Question 17

State two different scales at which environmental justice can be applied.

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Question 18

Define a composite indicator.

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Question 19

State what is meant by a single indicator of development.

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Question 20

Outline one way in which a country's carrying capacity can be increased, allowing a larger population to be sustained without importing additional resources.

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