Your Ecological Footprint

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Unit 3

• Your Ecological Footprint
• (EF)

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World EF Graph

• Click

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The Earth can not sustain us.

• We use things FASTER
• than the earth
• can make things.

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Ecological Footprint Questions

• What regions in the world
• have a small EF?

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Ecological Footprint Questions

• 2. What regions in the world 
• have a large EF?

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Ecological Footprint Questions

• 3. What is the
• world EF average?

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Ecological Footprint Questions

• 4. Is Japan's EF 
• larger or smaller
• than the world average?

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Ecological Footprint Questions

• 5. Look at your EF results.
• What category was the largest (food, mobility,
  shelter, goods/services)?

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Ecological Footprint Questions

• 6. Why was this category
• (food, mobility, shelter, goods/services) large?

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Ecological Footprint Questions

• 7. Is your EF larger or smaller than what the
  earth can sustain?

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The Earth can not sustain us.

• We use things FASTER
• than the earth
• can make things.

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Project 3

• Environmental Survey

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How eco-friendly are your classmates?

• Write some questions to find out how friendly
  your classmates are to the environment.  
• Make 2 questions each. (Total 8 questions in
  your group)

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Examples
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Consumption

• How much money do you spend each week on soft
  drinks? 
• a. less than 100 yen/week  b. between 100-500
  yen/week  c. between 600-1000 yen/week  d.
  More than 1000 yen/week

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Recycling

• How much of your garbage do you recycle?
•   a. less than 10  b. between 10-30  c.
  between 30-60  d. between 60-90

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Transportation

• How do you commute to school?
•   a. bicycle or walk  b. motorcycle or
  scooter  c. train and bus  d. car

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Reducing Waste

• How often do you bring your own bag when
  shopping?
•   a. All of the time  b. most of the time 
  c. sometimes  d. hardly ever

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Question Words

• How often do you buy ?
• How many hours do you use ?
• How much do you spend ?
• How many times do you eat ?
• Do you ?