Consider the Total and Per Capita Ecological Footprints of the Selected

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Essay

Consider the total and per capita ecological footprints of the selected countries below and then use the data to answer the accompanying question.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Country } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Total Ecological Footprint } \\\text { (hectares/person) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Share of Global Biological Capacity } \\( \% )\end{array} \\\hline \text { United States } & 2,810 & ( 25 \% ) \\\hline \text { European Union } & 2,160 & ( 19 \% ) \\\hline \text { China } & 2,050 & ( 18 \% ) \\\hline \text { India } & 780 & ( 7 \% ) \\\hline \text { Japan } & 540 & ( 5 \% ) \\\hline\end{array}$$
-For two countries with the same population size and affluence,what would differentiate their total environmental impacts?

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