Geography GCSE
Ecological Footprint
What Ecological Footprint means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Ecological Footprint
A measure of the impact of human activities, expressed as the area of productive land and water required to produce the goods consumed and assimilate the wastes generated.
Topics that use Ecological Footprint
- The UK's resource consumption and environmental sustainability challenge (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Ecological Footprint in the exam
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