Based on this introductory paragraph, Ecological which statement describes the topic of Footprint this chapter? (1 point) by Mathis Wackernagel and Bert Beyers Everyone, big or small, has an Ecological Methods to determine each Footprint. How much nature people need person's impact on the Earth's depends on what they eat, how they dress, resources have been developed. what their home is like, how they move around. and how they get rid of their waste. All of that If the world's people do not reduce can be measured. The resulting data allows us their carbon footprints, the Earth to determine the area of biologically productive will be in danger. land and water that is required to grow food, produce fiber for clothing, build houses to The amount of carbon dioxide tha shelter people, and absorb their waste. We a person's activities create forms can measure the carbon dioxide from burning the basis of their carbon footprint. coal, gas, and oil. In the end, we all live on Everyone depends on and uses the what the “global farm” provides, and we can Earth's resources, although in accurately measure what the farm provides. different measures. and what people consume.

Question

A. If the world's people do not reduce their carbon footprints, the Earth will be in danger
B. Everyone depends on and uses the Earth's resources, although in different measures
C. Methods to determine each person's impact on the Earth's resources have been developed
D. The amount of carbon dioxided that a person's activities create forms the basis of their carbon footprint

Answer 1

The statement that best describes the topic of Footprint in this chapter is:

A. If the world's people do not reduce their carbon footprints, the Earth will be in danger.

This statement encapsulates the urgency and overarching theme of the chapter regarding the importance of reducing carbon footprints to ensure the health of the Earth.