Unit 4 Chapter 16 - Sustainability

Question 1

Biocapacity

Answer 1

A measure of the biological productivity of an area

Question 2

Carbon footprint

Answer 2

The part of the ecological footprint caused by the release of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases

Question 3

Ecological debt

Answer 3

The concept that the planet is being exploited at a faster rate than it can replace the resources we have used

Question 4

Ecological debt day

Answer 4

The day on which it is estimated that the whole year’s worth of resources have been used

Question 5

Ecological footprint

Answer 5

The area of the Earth’s surface that is needed to provide the resources that are used by the human population and to deal with the wastes produced

Question 6

Planned obsolescence

Answer 6

The deliberate plan to make items that do not last as long as they could have, usually for commercial gain