AP Environmental Science / Unit 5: Land and Water Use
5.11 Ecological Footprints
Notes
An ecological footprint is the land and water area needed to support a person's lifestyle. A carbon footprint measures greenhouse gas emissions.
- Footprints are larger in wealthy, developed countries.
Practice
Which lowers your ecological footprint?
Less land and energy.
Ecological footprints are usually measured in:
Land needed.
A carbon footprint measures:
$\mathrm{CO_2}$ equivalents.
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