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Eco-Footprint Quiz: How Large is Your Footprint?



FACT: Worldwide, there exists 4.5 biologically productive acres per person. The average ecological footprint in the United States is 24 acres per person. That means the average American needs 24 biologically productive acres per person to carry on at the current rate of consumption. Take this quiz to find out where you stand.

FOOD
1) How much meat do you eat?
      Vegan (no meat)
Vegetarian (no meat, but eggs or dairy)
Meat 1 to 4 days a week
Meat almost every day
2) How much food is wasted in your household?
      Most is eaten
Occasional waste of rotten or uneaten food
Uneaten food thrown away most days
3) Where do you get most of your food?
      Grown at home or bought from local markets - no plastic packaging
Grown in your country and bought from supermarkets packaged in plastic
Mostly imported food from supermarket packaged in plastic
TRAVEL
4) How many miles do you travel in a week?
      0 miles
less than 50 miles per week
50 - 150 miles per week
Over 150 miles per week
5) Do you bicycle, walk, or use animal power to get around?
      All of the time
Most of the time
Sometimes
Seldom
6) Do you own a car?
      No
One small car (1600 cc or less)
Large car, SUV, truck or more than one car
7) How often do you drive in a car with someone else, rather than alone?
      Always
Very often
Occasionally
Almost never
8) Approximately how many hours do you spend flying each year?
      Never fly
Less than 25 hours
25-100 hours
More than 100 hours
HOUSING
9) How big is your house?
      Small (1-3 rooms)
Medium (4-7 rooms)
Large (over 7 rooms)
10) What power source does your house have?
      Some or all solar/wind power
Only electricity or gas
Wood/coal/paraffin
11) How much electricity does your household use?
      Up to $25 per month
$25 to $50 per month
Over $50 per month
12) How many of these waterwise activities do you do?
Share baths; recycle used water on garden; garden with indigenous plants; have a dual-flush toilet; have no swimming pool
      All 5 of these
3-4 of these
0-2 of these
13) Do you recycle paper; aluminum cans; plastic; glass and make compost?
      All 5 of these
3 - 4 of these
0 - 2 of these
14) How many children do you have?
      None
One
Two or more


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