IGCSE Geography / Economic activity and energy

Carbon and ecological footprints

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 4: Economic activity and energy, specification point 4.3c, 4.S5. Part of the full course.

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A carbon footprint measures greenhouse gases caused by a person, product or country. An ecological footprint measures the land and sea area needed to supply what we use and absorb our waste, so knowing their different units helps you calculate and compare them correctly.

More lessons in Economic activity and energy

• The four economic sectors
• Employment structure and the Clark Fisher model
• Reading and plotting triangular graphs
• Where primary and secondary activity locates
• Where tertiary and quaternary activity locates
• Why sector employment changes
• Case study: sector shift in Ethiopia
• Case study: sector shift in China
• Case study: sector shift in the UK
• Informal employment
• Case study: informal employment in Dhaka
• Population and resources: Malthus and Boserup
• Why energy demand keeps rising
• The energy gap and energy security
• Non-renewable energy
• Renewable energy
• Managing energy sustainably
• Case study: energy management in Qatar
• Case study: energy management in India
• Case study: energy management in Nepal
• Energy fieldwork: collecting the data
• Energy fieldwork: results, conclusions and evaluation