[Date]
GGH3708 Assignment
2 Semester 2 2024
(591582) - DUE 23
August 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
, GGH3708 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024 (591582) - DUE 23 August 2024
calculate your own ecological footprint. List how many earths would be required to
support your current lifestyle. How does your ecological footprint (based on the
number of Earths) compare to the five countries listed on the website (Hint: click
on the information symbol next to your calculated number of earths.
1. Describe the details of your ecological footprint. (Hint: click on the See Details
arrow) in terms of: Footprint by land type Footprint by consumption category Your
Ecological footprint (global hectares or gha) Your carbon footprint (CO, emissions
in tonnes per year) Your carbon footprint as a % of your Ecological Footprint
Describe three solutions you could use to reduce your ecological footprint (Hint:
click on Explore solutions).
2. Once you have presented this information, you need to discuss which types of
countries (developing or developed) use the most resources?
3. Where do the countries of Africa, in general, and South Africa, as a country in
comparison to other African countries, feature in this regard?
4. Discuss how your ecological footprint may change as a result of the impacts of
climate change
5. Using the video 'Story of Stuff for context, explain how a consumption culture
affects your ecological footprint and what can be done to change the consumption
culture. To access the relevant Discussion Forum topic click on Discussions' on
your group site, then open the Discussion Forum for '4. The Environment, Climate
Change and Resource Use' and finally open the Discussion Forum topic entitled
Assignment 2: What is your Ecological Footprint?
GGH3708 Assignment
2 Semester 2 2024
(591582) - DUE 23
August 2024
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
, GGH3708 Assignment 2 Semester 2 2024 (591582) - DUE 23 August 2024
calculate your own ecological footprint. List how many earths would be required to
support your current lifestyle. How does your ecological footprint (based on the
number of Earths) compare to the five countries listed on the website (Hint: click
on the information symbol next to your calculated number of earths.
1. Describe the details of your ecological footprint. (Hint: click on the See Details
arrow) in terms of: Footprint by land type Footprint by consumption category Your
Ecological footprint (global hectares or gha) Your carbon footprint (CO, emissions
in tonnes per year) Your carbon footprint as a % of your Ecological Footprint
Describe three solutions you could use to reduce your ecological footprint (Hint:
click on Explore solutions).
2. Once you have presented this information, you need to discuss which types of
countries (developing or developed) use the most resources?
3. Where do the countries of Africa, in general, and South Africa, as a country in
comparison to other African countries, feature in this regard?
4. Discuss how your ecological footprint may change as a result of the impacts of
climate change
5. Using the video 'Story of Stuff for context, explain how a consumption culture
affects your ecological footprint and what can be done to change the consumption
culture. To access the relevant Discussion Forum topic click on Discussions' on
your group site, then open the Discussion Forum for '4. The Environment, Climate
Change and Resource Use' and finally open the Discussion Forum topic entitled
Assignment 2: What is your Ecological Footprint?
