1. 2. Begin at the Web site of the Global Footprint Network

(www.footprintnetwork.org

) and locate the “Footprint for Nations”

under Footprint Basics. Access (or download) the latest Data Tables (in Excel format) and familiarize yourself with this data to complete the following:

a. What was the per-capita ecological footprint of consumption for your country?

b. What was the per-capita biocapacity in your country?

c. Explain the meaning of the two numbers you just located. What are the implications?

d. Search through the database to locate the nations that had a larger footprint than your country in the last year available.

Identify these nations and their footprints.

e. Study the income and continent category summaries in the database. What conclusions can you draw from these summaries? Explain your answer.