In this assignment, you will take the Ecological Footprint calculator quiz at the Global Footprint Network (http://www.footprintcalculator.org/.  *** The site will ask you for an email, but you can give a fake email if you don’t want to give your real one.  I tried it this morning and just put something like “[email protected]” and it worked fine.  (You can also try these calculators if the previous one does not work:   or )   This quiz walks you through a series of questions about habits of your daily life.  For this assignment, please enter the detailed information, rather than just respond to the general questions.  After you take the quiz, respond to the following questions. 

  • If everyone on earth lived like you, how many Planet Earths would we need to provide enough resources?
  • Were you surprised by these results? Why or why not? 
    • Write a one paragraph reflection detailing your reaction to your quiz results.  

 

For many people, the largest part of your ecological footprint is either transportation or food.  Agriculture impacts the most land area on earth, and has transformed landscapes and ways of life.  We are going to take a look at food production around the world.

  • Examine this https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/5b568fa8626e452ab714b7bcec5aff35  Story Maps are interactive essays that are based on maps. 
    • Look at the maps that show different areas where soybeans, wheat, rice, and corn are grown throughout the world.  These are the four major agriculture commodities.  When you look at maps, you always try to find patterns and then places that are left out. 
      • Based on these maps, what are some of the regions of the world that produce most of these commodities?   
      • What places are most likely needing to trade for these commodities since they don’t grow them themselves? 
        • Write one paragraph comparing these regions. 
    • Now look at the maps for livestock production.  
      • Based on these maps, what are some of the regions of the world that produce most of these commodities?   
      • What places are most likely needing to trade for these commodities since they don’t grow them themselves? 
        • Write one paragraph comparing these regions. 

For your final paragraph, describe what kinds of foods you eat and how you. might be connected to places around the world through your meals every day. 


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