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Walk your footprint

YOUR MISSION

Estimate the size of your ecological footprint. How long does it take you to walk from its center to its edge?

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Mission ID: 3101
Tags: map mapping mapper maps ecological footprint footprint ecological area resources art arts Geography Awareness Week National Geographic

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Completed: 33

What is the total ecological footprint of your household? school? community? Create a piece of art to demonstrate what you discover by doing this mission.

TO GET THE CODE THAT EARNS YOU 1,000 POINTS...
Send us a digital photograph of the piece of art you make.
(Email a jpeg file to missionexploreCODE@gmail.com. Put "Walk Your Footprint"
and your explorer name in the subject line.)

Tips: Use this http://myfootprint.org/en/ to estimate the size of your ecological footprint. You could perhaps do the walk on Earth Overshoot Day.

Geography: An ecological footprint is an estimation of how much land and resources are needed to sustain your lifestyle. It is used by geographers to show how much demand people are putting on the planet. In 2006 the average biologically productive area per person worldwide was approximately 4.5 ‘global acres’. The average for U.S. citizens is around 22.25 global acres.

BONUS QUESTION

What is the code to prove that you have completed this mission?

Make sure you get permission before you set out on your walk.

Risk overall: Medium. Keep your wits about you, anything could happen.

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Rewards for this mission

Mapping Badge

Mission points

Question points

990

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