The Current Global Ecological Footprint of Each Person Is About

question 8

Multiple Choice

The current global ecological footprint of each person is about 2.7 hectares. The Earth presently has 11.4 billion hectares of productive land and water. If we divide this usable area by the global human population of approximately 6 billion, this means:

• A) we have an ecological overshoot - we have exceeded our allotted footprint of 1.9 hectares per person
• B) we have an ecological surplus - we have undershot our allotted footprint of 2.7 hectares per person
• C) we have an ecological deficit - we have not reached our allotted footprint of 2.7 hectares per person
• D) we have an ecological surplus - we have surpassed our allotted footprint of 1.9 hectares per person
• E) we are in a sustainable condition - we are at our allotted footprint of 2.7 hectares per person

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