Ecology tests for elementary school
Test No. 1 on the topic “Ecology”
1.What is nature?
2. What does nature give to man?
3.Name the protected plants of our region.
4.What animals are included in the Red Book of our country?
5.How do living organisms interact in nature?
6. What medicinal plants do you know?
7. How do you assess the state of the environment in our area?
8.How does a person destroy the environment?
9. What can people do to protect the environment?
Test 2 in the section “Plants”
1. Why are indoor plants always green?
a) people look after them
b) brought from warm countries where there is no winter
c) grow in rooms
2. Which of the following plants reproduce by seeds?
a) potatoes
b) cucumbers
c) currants
3. What is the role of forests in nature?
a) air protection
b) material for making furniture
c) soil-protective
d) resting place
4. Which of the listed plants is listed in the Red Book of the Sverdlovsk Region?
a) chamomile
b) coltsfoot
c) Lady's slipper
5. Cross out the extra word in each group:
a) tradescantia, lily of the valley, begonia, chlorophytum
b) plantain, mint, St. John's wort, aloe
c) daffodil, lilac, tulip, aster
6. Which place should you choose for a fire so as not to harm nature?
a) an open clearing
b) river bank
c) young conifers
d) birch grove
7. Recognize a natural area by its description: “Everywhere you look, there is grass and grass. Trees do not grow here due to lack of moisture. Fescue, feather grass, and wormwood grow in the southern part. The soils are very fertile."
a) tundra
b) steppe
c) forest zone
8. You cut a mushroom and soon you will see that its stem has darkened when cut, but this one never darkens. Even when you dry it. Maybe that’s why the mushroom got its name. Underline the correct answer:
a) boletus
b) porcini mushroom
c) boletus
d) oil can
9. Which of these plants can be used to brew tea? Underline:
St. John's wort, wormwood, raspberry, mint, primrose, linden, crow's eye, currant, dandelion, quinoa.
10. What is the name of the state reserve located on the territory of the Sverdlovsk region?
Test 3 in the section “Animals”
1. Domestic farm animals are:
a) mammals, fish, birds, insects
b) animals, birds, amphibians, fish
c) birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish
2. Which group includes animals that spend part of their lives on land and part in water?
a) fish
b) reptiles
c) amphibians
3. Which of the following animals are reptiles?
a) toad
b) turtle
c) triton
d) snake
4. Why should you not touch the eggs in the nests of wild birds?
a) eggs can be damaged
b) the bird will abandon the nest
c) the bird will be scared
5. Why do swallows and swifts fly high in good weather, but above the ground in damp weather?
a) are afraid of rain
b) wings get wet from humid air
c) looking for food
6. What animals will people help if they protect spruce and pine trees in the forest?
a) crossbill, squirrel, woodpecker
b) hazel grouse, elk, hare
c) lynx, bear, hawk
7. Power circuit ends:
a) predatory animals
b) plants
c) herbivores
8. What will happen if people destroy foxes in the food chain “rye – mouse – foxes”?
a) there will be more mice, the rye harvest will decrease
b) there will be more mice, the rye harvest will increase
c) first there will be more mice, and then the rye harvest will decrease, which will entail a decrease in the number of mice
9. Which of the listed birds are listed in the Red Book?
a) snake eagle
b) kingfisher
c) starling
d) black stork
d) osprey
10. Old hollow trees were cut down in the forest. Soon the young forest died. Explain why?
Test 4 in the section “Nature and Man”
1. What are the names of the places where minerals are found?
a) ravines
b) mines
c) deposits
d) mountains
2. What is the importance of wetlands for the purification of natural water?
a) release chemicals that refresh water and improve its taste;
b) passing through a thick layer of peat, thickets of moss and grass, it is freed from dust, harmful substances, and microbes;
c) there are more useful minerals in the water.
3. Why is smoke from a fire more dangerous to human health than fire?
a) blinds the eyes
b) makes breathing difficult
c) contains toxic substances - combustion products
4. What state does water go into when it is cooled to 0 0C?
a) hard
b) liquid
c) gaseous
d) any
5. What stones are called precious?
a) emerald, ruby, sapphire, pearl, amber
b) turquoise, garnet, amethyst, coral
c) rock crystal, emerald, yakhont
6. What is the significance of blood for a person?
a) helps to see the place of the cut
b) transports air and nutrients to all organs of the body
c) helps in the treatment of diseases
d) maintains an upright body position
7. What happens to food in the stomach?
a) chewing food
b) digestion
c) mixing with gastric juice
8. How can you check if the heart of an unconscious person is beating?
a) by the pulse of the carotid artery
b) put your ear to your chest
c) by breathing
9. What information must be on the packaging of a product that can be bought in a store?
a) mass and composition of the product
b) method of preparation and date of manufacture
c) name, expiration date, ingredients
10. Why do you need to know your body?
a) to maintain and strengthen your health
b) so that a person can think, speak, work
c) to skillfully use one’s capabilities
At the end of grade 4, students may be offered the following environmental test No. 5
1.What is ecology?
A) weather science
B) science of living nature
C) the science of connections between living beings and their environment, between man and nature
2.What is the environment?
A) everything that surrounds a person
B) science of living nature
B) the place where a person lives
3. What is a reserve?
A) an area where rare species of animals and plants are bred
B) areas of land where all nature is under special protection
C) areas of land where animals are fed
4. What is a national park?
A) an open-air natural museum that tourists can visit
B) an area where rare species of animals and plants are bred
B) a place where people relax
5. What is environmental safety?
A) protection of animals and plants from poachers
B) protecting air from pollution
C) protection from the harmful effects of a polluted, spoiled environment
6.Which of the following human actions relate to nature conservation measures?
A) planting forests, cutting down old and diseased trees
B) draining wastewater into the river
C) creation of farms, poultry farms
D) construction of treatment facilities
D) creation of nature reserves and botanical gardens
E) timber harvesting
7. What is the Red Book?
A) a book containing extinct animals and plants
B) a book that contains information about rare, endangered plants and animals
C) a book where plants and animals that were saved are recorded
8. Is there a Red Book of the Sverdlovsk Region?
B) I don’t know
9. During sanitary deforestation, old hollow trees were cut down. The forest began to wither. Why?
A) the birds have nowhere to live
B) there were no birds, many insects appeared
10. Read the schoolchildren’s story about their trip. Find and highlight mistakes in their behavior.
« Our teacher got sick and we decided to go into the forest without her. We safely reached the forest by train. Walking along the path, we came across many inedible mushrooms and knocked them down with sticks so that someone would not get poisoned. It was hot in the forest. We made a fire and warmed the tea. It was so nice to look at the fire. After having a snack, we headed home. As we were leaving, we looked back at the clearing where we had stopped; there were plastic bags and cans lying there, and the fire was cheerfully winking at us goodbye. On the way to the train we found a hedgehog and took him home."
Read the question carefully and choose the correct answer.
There may be one or more correct answers. Underline the selected answers.
For example:
What animals are carnivorous?
a) hare
b) fox
c) deer
1. What do they mean when they say it’s warm, hot, cold outside?
a) precipitation
b) wind
c) cloudy
d) air temperature
2. What animals are called domestic?
a) all animals that live near humans
b) animals that people breed and use for their needs
c) all animals from which humans receive food
3. What is made by human hands?
a) clouds
b) spaceship
c) table
d) grass
d) sparrow
e) Sun
4. How to finish a sentence correctly? “Coniferous plants differ from deciduous plants in that...”
a) always higher than deciduous ones
b) grow only in the forest
c) have no leaves
d) have leaves-needles
5. Which birds of the Urals are sedentary?
a) dove
b) sparrow
c) swift
d) starling
6. Which plants have several woody stems?
a) trees
b) bushes
c) herbs
7. How to properly distribute plants along the floors of the forest?
a) rowan - birch - moss - lily of the valley
b) birch - rowan - lily of the valley - moss
c) birch - moss - rowan - lily of the valley
8. Which power circuit is configured correctly?
a) jay - acorns - hawk
b) oak acorns - hawk-jay
c) oak acorns - jay - hawk
9. What will you do if you see a tree with sap flowing out of it?
a) you will pass by
b) cover the wound with clay
c) drink the juice and move on.
10. Which word is missing?
a) ice drift
b) weather
c) flood
d) river
1.What is the science of mushrooms called?
A) mycology
B) ornithology
B) entomology
2. Name the squirrel’s home
B) lair
3.Which bird breeds chicks in winter?
A) tit
4. Fish that spawn in cold weather
5. What is the name of a leaf with one leaf blade?
A) simple
B) complex
6.Penguin is...
A) mammal
7. Which tree leaf is depicted on the Canadian flag?
B) birch
8.Is it possible to touch bird eggs?
9.Which tree indicates the proximity of water?
10.What to do with garbage in the forest?
A) bury
B) leave
B) take with you
OLYMPIAD IN ECOLOGY IN 4TH GRADE
| 1. What science studies the interaction of plant and animal communities with each other and with the environment? ( Ecology: “eco” – house, dwelling, “logos” – teaching. Ecology studies ecological systems.) 2. Why doesn’t the Earth run out of oxygen? ( Thanks to plants. All the oxygen on Earth comes from photosynthesis, which occurs in plants. All plants on our planet release 400 billion tons of oxygen into the atmosphere per year, while absorbing 600 billion tons of carbon dioxide..) 3. How are aquatic plants useful? ( Aquatic plants release oxygen necessary for respiration and purify water from pollution. In addition, aquatic plants provide food and shelter for some animals.) 4. How is a ravine formed? ( Water erodes the ground, forming potholes. A pothole that is not held together by plant roots is easily washed away by water, deepens, widens, and turns into a ravine. Smaller ones branch off from the large ravine. The entire area is cut up by them.) 5. What harm do ravines bring to people? ( Ravines destroy fertile lands. In this way they cause great harm to the national economy. That's why people are fighting against ravines.) 6. How do people deal with ravines? ( Trees and shrubs are planted along the edges of the ravines, the root system of which prevents the destruction of the surface layer of the earth; They build dams that hold back the flow of water. The land near ravines is plowed only across the slopes so that water does not flow down the furrows into the ravine and erode its slopes.) 7. How can children help adults in the fight against ravines? ( Care for plantings on the slopes of ravines, protect plants from destruction.) 8. What do the laws on water protection say that all citizens must comply with? ( Water bodies must be protected from pollution and poisoning; Use water sparingly, do not leave taps open, monitor the safety of water pipes, wells, and springs. It is necessary to build treatment facilities.) 9. What rules of behavior for children on ponds do you know? ( In winter, reservoirs are covered with ice. But on many rivers, polynyas remain for a long time. These areas are very dangerous when crossing the ice. Don't go out on the ice. Take your time skating on the ice. Spring ice is very deceptive - it is porous and fragile. Crossing a body of water on spring ice is extremely dangerous. In summer, you can only swim in a designated area under adult supervision. “If you don’t know the ford, don’t stick your nose in the water.”) 10. What benefits does the forest bring to people? ( The forest provides wood. Game animals and birds live in the forest, mushrooms and berries, and fruit trees grow. The forest helps retain moisture in the soil, keeps rivers full, protects the soil from destruction, purifies the air, and beautifies the earth.) 11. What benefits do birds bring? ( Birds eat insects that harm plants; with their singing they enliven forests and parks, creating a unique charm that is so necessary for people to relax.) 12. How should a person behave in the forest? ( Do not make noise, do not frighten animals, do not destroy anthills, bird nests, do not break tree branches, do not tear down rare plants; do not kick mushrooms, even inedible ones, collect edible mushrooms carefully, without disturbing the mycelium, etc.) 13. How can schoolchildren take part in forest protection? ( Protect the forest from fires, collect tree seeds, care for seedlings in forest plantations.) 14. What can schoolchildren do to protect nature? ( Plant trees and shrubs, grow flowers, protect green spaces. Build bird houses in spring; in winter - feeders and feed the birds. Make sure that no one destroys birds' nests, breaks branches, tramples grass in parks, or plays with fire in the forest.) 15. What advice would you give to outdoor recreationists? ( You must not touch or take home forest birds and animals, take eggs from nests, destroy anthills, or disturb animals; need to pick up trash. |
The ecological footprint is a measure of human impact on the environment. On a global scale, it shows how quickly humanity is consuming a natural resource. The ecological footprint can be calculated for a specific person, enterprise, locality, country or population of the entire planet as a whole.
The ecological footprint is the area of biologically productive territory and water area required for the production of resources consumed by humans and the absorption or storage of anthropogenic waste.
The idea of an “ecological footprint” was proposed back in 1992 by scientist William Reese. In 1995, the book “Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Anthropogenic Impact on Earth” was published with detailed scientific justification, formula and calculations. Subsequently, the concept of the ecological footprint quickly spread thanks to regular reports by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). In 2003, the Global Footprint Network was created to harmonize methodology and coordinate research. You can easily find information on how exactly the eco-footprint is calculated on the Internet; it’s time to move on to the “ruthless facts”.
For more than 50 years, humanity's consumption of natural resources has exceeded the planet's ability to reproduce. This led to a situation where, to replenish all these resources, approximately two such planets became necessary ( meanwhile consumption continues). On the day when people have used the entire volume of renewable resources that the planet is capable of reproducing in a year, activists hold the “Ecological Debt Day” campaign ( meanwhile the debt increases).
WHAT'S HAPPENED?
“The average inhabitant of the Earth needs an average equivalent of 2.2 hectares. However, the planet can only provide 1.8 hectares per person. This means we are living beyond our means and depleting our natural capital. The demands that humans place on the planet—our ecological footprint—significantly exceed the size of the planet itself, and the only way to ensure the existence of the current world population is the degradation of the planet itself.”
“Living in a metropolis, people believe that everything they need is at hand. But this impression is deceptive: cities are not self-sufficient. They need appendages - territories with a relatively low population density that supply goods and energy resources to urban centers and serve as a kind of repository for the waste of urban life.”
The comparison of a city with a living organism is clear:
Cities eat - thousands of trucks bring food into cities from all over the world every year.
Cities drink - they draw water from soil aquifers or from rivers.
Cities breathe—they produce energy and emit millions of tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
Cities produce waste - many tons of waste are transported from large cities every day for disposal.
Cities grow, consuming huge amounts of building materials, and when they decline (die), they produce no less amount of construction waste.
“Such an animal can survive only on a vast territory, measured in thousands of hectares. That is, the actual urban system is several hundred times larger than the physical size of the city itself.”
WHO IS GUILTY?
When faced with environmental issues, many people almost automatically assign responsibility to certain government agencies, industry, and corporations. Well, they are right, but let's dig a little deeper.
“If cities are properly organized, they can demonstrate relatively moderate yet highly efficient resource consumption. Cities can provide a relatively high quality of life while having a relatively small ecological footprint." (Matthis Walkernagel - Director of the Global Footprint Network)
Indeed, the most effective thing that could be done is to optimize all existing urban infrastructures to reduce the amount of resources consumed and waste generated. Relieving pressure on suburban ecology requires changing the very concept of the city. But only a small number of municipal authorities are ready to take such steps, because from the point of view of the notorious economic feasibility, this is not very justified. To put it simply, progress in such matters does not occur on the initiative of the “powers that be,” they become the result of pressure from society. However, only a society with the appropriate convictions can demand that industry switch to new environmentally friendly technologies.
And, as if agreeing with the above, many shift responsibility onto society as a whole, as if emphasizing the insignificance of their own role in such global processes - the situation is a dead end. But the beauty is that the ecological footprint can be calculated for each individual. And already during the calculations it will be clear where adjustments are possible on the part of the individual, and where systemic changes are necessary.
Quite often, the question of personal responsibility surprisingly turns into a political one. “If all people lived like Americans, we would need 5 planets. At the same time, if everyone lived like Russians, then there would be only 2.5 planets.” Meanwhile, there is only one planet. Do you have an extra planet? Oh, you are also a local...
Our total global ecological footprint has doubled since the 1960s. During this period, the population of cities tripled. Today, more than half the world's population lives in large cities, and their ecological footprint is steadily increasing. Today, humanity consumes 50% more than what the biosphere can replenish.
WHAT TO DO?
ALL TOGETHER (public environmental initiative)
— Transition to waste-free technologies;
— Recycling of waste for the purpose of its safe destruction or recycling;
— Transition to renewable energy sources (“green energy”);
— Transition to environmentally friendly modes of transport;
— Refusal of the industrial concept in favor of an ecological one (development of the idea of eco-cities);
— Conservation of biodiversity;
— Combating climate change (CO2 emissions);
— Creation of parks and reserves (“green zones”).
AND EVERYONE INDIVIDUALLY (individual environmental practice)
Our habits and daily activities turn the gears of global mechanisms - by changing our lifestyle, we reduce our ecological footprint, which in turn reduces our debt to the planet.
- Consume less. Buy as much food as you and your family really need (a third of the food produced in the world is simply thrown away)
— Give preference to products with little or no packaging (it ends up in a landfill)
— Use LED lamps - they consume 85% less electricity and can last up to 20 years.
— Buy energy-efficient household appliances (labeled A)
- Turn off all electrical appliances when they are not needed (turn off your computer rather than leaving it in standby mode)
— If the room is too hot, close the valve on the radiator rather than opening the windows (for autonomous heating, use the regulators on the boiler). Ensure your home is well insulated.
— Buy furniture and building materials with the FSC environmental certification label.
— To get around the city, use public transport or a bicycle, walk more. When traveling by personal vehicle, give people lifts.
— If possible, travel by train rather than by plane.
— Give preference to environmentally friendly modes of transport.
— Buy only those things that you need and that you will use repeatedly. Try not to use disposable items.
- Buy used things, make an exchange with other people, give as a gift what is not needed (excessive).
— The renovation is environmentally friendly. Repair is better than recycling. Extending service life is more effective than recycling.
— Hand over batteries and mercury-containing lamps to specialized collection points.
— Sort and recycle waste paper, plastic, metal, glass.
-Shower rather than bathe, and try to reduce your shower time (get an economical showerhead).
— Run the dishwasher or washing machine only when fully loaded.
Your ecological footprint will not be left behind,
it will become part of our shared environmental heritage.
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Let us recall that we provide examples demonstrating the inseparability of all Homo Sapiens from global processes and phenomena. We do not want to impose our own views, but what is important to us is a sufficient level of general awareness and your own judgment on these issues.
According to a report by scientists, about 10 million people die every year due to diseases caused by poor ecology. And the hands of the Doomsday Clock, displaying the level of climate threat, show only 2.5 minutes to midnight. That is why it is important how environmentally friendly each of us lives. You can check this in our test.
In the test, you can determine for yourself whether you are doing the right thing in a given situation. Choose what you do in everyday life like the little man in the pictures. Then count how many blue and how many yellow pictures you have chosen, and determine what kind of lifestyle you lead: eco-friendly or not so much yet.
Selected all yellow pictures
If all people lived as shown in the yellow pictures, humanity would be doomed. And the whole planet Earth too. So if you really act like the little man in the yellow pictures, start changing your lifestyle today. If you care even a little about the future of your children and grandchildren.
Your result: non-ecological lifestyle.
Selected all blue pictures
If you chose only blue pictures, then everyone else should follow your example. Thanks to your responsibility and thoughtful actions, our planet and future generations have a chance.
Your result: absolutely eco-friendly lifestyle.
You have 5 or more blue pictures
You try to minimize the harm you cause to the environment, but you still have gaps in knowledge. But by and large, you are great. Keep up the good work and improve.
Your result: almost an eco-friendly lifestyle.
You have 5 or more yellow pictures
If most of the pictures you have chosen are yellow, this means that you need to work on your lifestyle and strive to make it more environmentally friendly. You try to save the planet as much as possible, but you need to put in more effort.
Your result: not a very eco-friendly lifestyle.
There are equal numbers of yellow and blue pictures.
At first glance, you care about the planet, but you do it half-heartedly. You clearly lack the motivation to live an eco-friendly lifestyle. Either because of laziness or lack of interest, sometimes you do things that harm nature.
Your result: Eco-friendly image is only half.
- Sort your trash and throw it away in different containers. Recycle hazardous waste - thermometers, batteries, mercury lamps, household appliances. Whenever possible, compost your organic waste.
- Try to buy locally produced goods. This will reduce transport fuel consumption, thereby reducing harm to the environment. Choose products in recyclable packaging or without it at all.
- Adopt a pet from a shelter or from the street.
- Participate in environmental actions in your locality. This does not mean that you need to stand with banners. For example, remove trash in the place where you are going to relax or take a walk, or take part in planting trees.
- Instead of plastic bags, take them with you to the store fabric bags. You throw away the bag, and it will decompose for hundreds of years, but the eco-bag can be washed and used again and again. A paper bag is an eco-friendly alternative only if it is recycled later.
- Over long distances if possible travel by train rather than by plane. Give preference to public transport rather than a car. If you can’t do without a car, follow the car sharing principle: team up with people if you need to go somewhere. In the warm season, change to bicycle, scooter.
- Old or unnecessary but working things You can sell it or give it away for free. Participate in bookcrossing. Donate unwanted clothes to those in need.
- Use more environmentally friendly products to clean your home without aggressive chemicals harmful to the environment (that is, without chlorine, phosphates, phenol, formaldehyde, benzene). For example, baking soda and vinegar will help remove limescale. And instead of artificial air flavoring, use lemons.
- Turn off the water when brushing your teeth or shaving. Limit the time you shower. For example, wash for no more than 10–15 minutes.
- Choose energy saving or LED light bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs. Turn off the lights if you don't need them. Turn off electrical appliances at night and do not leave the charger plugged in.
Do you lead an eco-friendly lifestyle? Share your results in the comments to the article.
Liked? Share with others:Ecological footprint (ecological footprint) is a conventional value that reflects humanity’s consumption of biosphere resources. The concept was introduced by environmental scientist Dr. Mathis Wackernagel, founder of the Global Footprint Network www.footprintnetwork.org
The EcoFootprint test is a method that can be used to estimate the approximate size of the area in hectares that is required to produce the resources you consume (for example, thermal energy, motor fuel or food), and to process, dispose of or incorporate into natural cycles the resulting waste.
There should be no more than one planet per person. But today, the average resident of the United States uses the potential of 5.3 planets, the average European - 2.8 planets, the average resident of Mozambique - 0.4 planets, the average resident of Russia - 2.5 planets. The total number of inhabitants of the Earth is 1.7 planets. Just 2 years ago, people needed 1.5 Earths.
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On December 23, 1970, humanity began to live in debt to the Earth. Since then, Ecological Debt Day has moved every year. In 2017 it came on August 2. In 2018 – August 1. This means that on August 1, people used up all the resources that our planet is capable of restoring in a year. Over the next 5 months we are spending the resources of future generations.
The Ecological Footprint Calculator is a way to find out how your lifestyle affects the sustainability of the globe. The more we spend consuming food, items and energy, the larger the footprint we leave.
What is the size of your eco-footprint?
13 questions, 10 min.
Most likely your result will be something like this:
What to do?
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2. Participants in our online training courses #BeneficialEcohabits with ecoblogger and my friend Alexey Chistopashin change their habits within a month, apply new eco-technologies and reduce their eco-footprint on average from 3 - 4 to 1 - 1.5 planets.
On the eve of the New Year, many take stock of what was done good and bad, what they achieved and what they lost, where they were and what they saw. We propose to sum up the environmental results of this year. This is very easy to do - we will calculate our “ecological footprint”
First, let's get acquainted with this concept:
| The “Ecological Footprint” allows us to calculate and compare how many resources the planet (or the territory of our country, the city where we live) can give us, preserving its natural resources, and how many resources we actually take for our needs. Weighing these two values, we can say how wisely we use the riches of our land: how much of the territory is occupied by housing, industry, waste dumps, parks and forests.
Our planet is very rich and fertile; it has accumulated its natural capital over millions of years. 
In an ideal world, we would take from nature as much as it could later regenerate without causing any harm to it. Unfortunately, we take more from nature than it can replenish, and its wealth is becoming less and less. This happens for two reasons:
| 1. There are a lot of people on the planet.
2. Some people want too much. They consume resources as if we had not one planet, but at least two or three.
In this case, can there be enough natural resources for everyone?
Let's think of resource consumption as the process of dividing a pie. One pie - only one planet. But how many pieces and what sizes each person gets allows us to calculate the ecological footprint.
Life on the planet is everywhere, but it is concentrated on about a quarter of the Earth's surface, i.e. suitable for us are only 4% ocean and 18% land area. Let's add this up and get 22% - the surface of the planet is rich in natural resources and is used by humanity for its needs. On this territory we build factories and pave roads, grow grain and graze livestock, here are also places for recreation and garbage dumps.
| If the entire population is located on these lands, then each person will have 1.8 hectares of fertile land.
This is exactly how much the planet can allocate today to meet the needs of one person. This is the maximum figure, which does not take into account that other types of living beings also need natural resources. We are not the only ones living on earth, it is also home to thousands of species of plants and animals. How many resources are we willing to give them? If we do not leave protected lands and turn everything into cities, arable lands, factories, we will destroy the global order that has been formed over many years million years.
The Ecological Footprint shows that the main problem- overconsumption, and this is precisely the problem he is working on. Simply put - we see how our daily habits, our choices, our behavior affect the environment. The ecological footprint is calculated in conventional units of measurement - a global hectare.
You can calculate it on the websiteby clicking on the Planet button labeled “Calculate your ecological footprint.” There you can also find useful tips on reducing your eco-footprint.After calculation you will get this result:
For those who want to practice their English, the test can be taken on the website. Here the test is divided into several parts - carbon footprint, food footprint, housing footprint and footprint of goods and services. The results will be more clear:
If we wish for a new planet for the New Year, our wish will not come true. But we can make sure that we don’t need a new planet – we just need to start appreciating its natural resources and living in harmony with the world around us.
Anastasia Morozova