Carbon Footprint

Carbon Footprint 

Students will understand what a carbon footprint is and how it is calculated. 

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  1. 00:00:10 

    What is a carbon footprint? 

    • how much carbon you leave on the ground when you walk

       
    • a record of all of the places you visit in a day

       
    • a list of things that you do each day

       
    • a measure of how much carbon you release into the atmosphere

       

  2. 00:00:28 

    What part of the world do the Preslers and  Langes represent? 

    • Industrial

       
    • Post-industrial

       
    • Developing

       
    • agricultural

       

  3. 00:00:31 

    What part of the world do the Handa and Sharma families represent? 

    • developing

       
    • post-industiral

       
    • rapidly emerging economies 

       
    • agricultural

       

  4. 00:00:56 

    What part of the world do the Maurice and Nicodemus families represent? 

    • Developed world

       
    • Developing world

       
    • Post industrial world

       
    • industrial world

       

  5. 00:01:38 

    Where does most of the energy used by the post-industrial world come from? 

    • nuclear

       
    • wind

       
    • solar

       
    • burning of fossil fuel

       

  6. 00:01:58 

    What happens to the carbon footprint of countries as they become developed? 

    • it shrinks

       
    • it grows

       
    • it stays the same

       

  7. 00:07:52 

    Why would using electricity increase a Carbon footprint? 

    • electricity releases carbon into the air when it is used

       
    • it costs more than natural gas

       
    • we get power from alternative sources

       
    • most electricity is generated by burning fossil fuel

       

  8. 00:10:49 

    How does energy use effect the carbon footprint as a country develops? 

    • Developed countries use less energy and lower their footprint

       
    • Developed countries have been able to find ways to use energy without contributing to their carbon footprint so it is lower

       
    • As a country develops its people use more electricity and most of that is still produced by burning coal so the footprint grows

       

  9. 00:11:30 

    What is used to supply heat for water and cooking as well as the home itself in most homes in a developed country? 

    • wood

       
    • electricity

       
    • natural gas

       
    • carbon

       

  10. 00:14:31 

    Which of the following is NOT part of the carbon footprint of a typical family in a developed country? 

    • electricity use

       
    • natural gas heat

       
    • biomass heat

       
    • personal transportation

       

  11. 00:16:59 

    How much of the world lives like we do, in a post-industrial (developed) country? 

    • 5%

       
    • 10%

       
    • 15%

       
    • 50%

       

  12. 00:17:46 

     

    How much of the world's energy does the United States use? 

    • 15%

       
    • 20%

       
    • 50%

       
    • 75%

       

  13. 00:18:00 

    How is the growth of the Carbon footprint of post-industrial countries described? 

    • stable and growing slowly

       
    • growing rapidly

       
    • shrinking

       
    • inconsistent

       

  14. 00:18:15 

    How is the growth of the carbon footprint of rapidly emerging countries? 

    • stable and growing slowly

       
    • growing rapidly

       
    • shrinking

       
    • inconsistent

       

  15. 00:18:48 

    What country has the biggest carbon footprint? 

    • United States

       
    • India

       
    • Camaroon

       
    • China

       

  16. 00:19:15 

    What type of economy has the smallest carbon footprint? 

    • that of a developed nation

       
    • that of an emerging economy

       
    • that of a developing country

       
    • that of an industrial society

       

  17. 00:25:15 

    What do you think your carbon footprint is like?  How do you think you compare to others? 

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