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    This document discusses ecological and social footprints related to raw material harvesting, global greenhouse gas emissions, and differences between a company's ecological and social footprints. It includes questions asking the reader to: 1) Match raw materials to their harvesting methods and potential disruptions 2) Calculate missing percentages of CO2 emissions and population from charts 3) Describe how India's carbon emissions and population compare to the US 4) Explain the difference between a company's ecological and social footprints

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    Homework 3 Ecological footprint

    Unit 4 Common specialist technical principles

    Homework 3 Ecological and social footprint


    1. Harvesting raw materials causes disruption to our planet. Match the raw material to
    the correct harvesting method and the potential disruption. [5]
    Loss of habitat for wildlife,
    Metal ores
    Drilling reduce capabilities for
    and minerals
    CO2 absorption
    Oil and
    Deforestation Potential for spills
    natural gas

    Unknown long-term
    Timber Farming
    consequences
    Use of agrochemicals to
    Natural gas Mining increase yields pollutes
    waterways
    Plants and Scars the landscape, loss
    Fracking
    animals of habitats

    2. The charts below show the percentage of emissions and the percentage population by
    region.

    Source: https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/global-greenhouse-gas-emissions-data

    (a) Calculate the missing percentages.


    i. Calculate the percentage of CO2 emissions from Japan. ______ [1]

    ii. Calculate the percentage of the world population living in the EU. ______ [1]

    1
    Homework 3 Ecological footprint
    Unit 4 Common specialist technical principles

    (b) India accounts for 16% of the global population, yet only 7% of carbon emissions.
    Describe how this compares to the data for the US.

    Explain what this data might tell you about the average lifestyles and social
    values of those living in India compared to those living in the United States? [4]

    3. Explain the difference between a company’s ecological footprint and their social
    footprint? [4]

    Total 15 marks

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