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Ecological Footprint Lab – Part 2
1. a. Fill in the ecological deficit/reserve column in the chart below. To do this, subtract the
biocapacity from the ecological footprint. Indicate whether it is a +/- situation preceding the
number.
Country
Biocapacity/ per
person (gha)
Africa
Ecological
Footprint/per person
(gha)
1.41
Asia
1.78
.82
Europe
4.68
2.89
Latin
America/Caribbean
North America
2.58
5.47
7.90
4.93
Oceania
5.39
11.15
Ecological Deficit or
Reserve (gha)
1.48
1b. Use Microsoft Excel to construct a column graph showing the size of the ecological
footprints for each region of the world. Instructions are in Weebly.
2. Use page 28-31 of the Footprint Atlas, 2010 to fill in the following chart.
Country Groupings
Low Income
Ecological Footprint per person (gha)
Lower Middle
Upper Middle
High Income
Summary Questions
1. Analyzing the footprint map.
a. Which three continents/regions of the world have the bulk of the top 10 countries with the
largest footprints? To see the a continents and regions map, click the link below.
http://www.map-zone.net/img/world.gif
b. (i) Which two regions in the world have the bulk of the countries with the smallest footprints?
(ii) Why do you think these regions contain the countries with the smallest footprints in the
world?
2. Analyzing the ecologic deficit/reserve of the world’s continents. (1a from above)
a. Which two continents have the greatest ecological deficits?
b. Which continent has the greatest ecological reserve?
c. Which continent has the most balanced ecological reserve (where the footrpint is most in line
with the biocapacity).
d. Even though Asia is the largest continent in area, it has the smallest amount of biocapacity per
person in comparison to all the other continents. Why would this be the case? Think
population…
3. In one sentence, explain the trend of the data in the chart in question #2 from above.