According to data on ecological footprints,
a. the carrying capac...

Question

According to data on ecological footprints,
a. the carrying capacity of the world is 10 billion.
b. Earth's resources are sufficient to sustain future generations at current levels of consumption.
c. the ecological footprint of individuals in the United States is more than twice the world average.
d. nations with the largest ecological footprints have the fastest population growth rates.

Accepted Answer

Hey everyone, let's take a look at this question together What type of land is not part of the ecological footprint? Let's recall what we've learned about what the ecological footprint is and the type of land that is part of it to figure out which of the following is not one of those types of land. So we know that when we're talking about the ecological footprint, specifically the type of land, we know we're dealing with areas that are high productive, meaning they produce a lot of props and a lot of things that are very useful for ecosystems. So high productive areas. And we also know that those areas are high productive because they have lots of nutrients found within that land to be able to produce higher crops as well as allow those ecosystems to thrive whether it's through organisms on the surface or below the surface. And so these types of lands are your crop lands as well as raising lands and we also have forests as well as like fishing grounds. So areas that are very good for fishing and so there's some other areas that are also included in the ecological footprint. However, one of which that is not part of the ecological footprint, which is what we're looking for is answer choice E open oceans because we know that open oceans as well as deserts are areas that are excluded because they're not biologically productive. We know that those open oceans are areas that are low in productivity because low nutrient levels and producers require nutrients for their growth. So that means that answer choice C is the correct answer because we know that open oceans are not one of those high productive areas that have lots of nutrients and so they are not part of the ecological footprint. I hope you found this video to be helpful. Thank you and goodbye.

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