Suppose You Are Studying Consumption Patterns to Determine How Much

question 40

Multiple Choice

Suppose you are studying consumption patterns to determine how much land area would be required to support a certain population size, in terms of the number of tons of wheat produced by an area compared to the number of tons of wheat consumed by the people in that area. Based solely on wheat production and consumption, which area has the smallest ecological footprint?

• A) Area 1: 600 tons of wheat produced; 200 tons consumed
• B) Area 2: 150 tons of wheat produced; 100 tons consumed
• C) Area 3: 600 tons of wheat produced; 500 tons consumed
• D) Area 4: 700 tons of wheat produced; 300 tons consumed

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