online and copy down the correct answers on your Global Issues Trivia handout once you've submitted your answers
- collect information for the ecological/carbon footprint quizzes we'll be taking on Wednesday:
1. How often do you eat animal-based products? (beef, pork, chicken, fish, eggs, dairy products)
2. How much of your diet is based on fresh, unpackaged foods?
3. How much of the food that you eat is locally grown or produced? (less than 200 miles away!)
4. What comes closest to your monthly new clothing, footwear, and/or sporting good purchase:
o Not much — maybe some T-shirts and socks
o New pants and a shirt
o New pants, running shoes, a couple shirts, socks and underwear.
o I’m up to date with all the latest fashion trends.
5. What comes closest to your household’s annual new household furnishings purchases:
o Maybe some bedding — I haven’t decorated in years
o A new lamp or table, just to spruce things up
o A couch, new bedroom set — I change it up from time to time
o I completely refurnish my living room, it’s an annual ritual.
6. How often do you buy new household appliances?
7. How often do you buy home entertainment, personal computer equipment and electronic gadgets for your household?
8. How often do you buy new books, magazines, and newspapers for your household?
9. How much of your paper waste do you recycle?
10. How much of your plastic waste do you recycle?
11. Which housing type best describes your home?
Free standing house without running water
Free standing house with running water
Multi-story apartment building
Duplex or building with 2-4 housing units
Luxury condominium
Green-design residence
12. Do you have electricity in your home?
13. How many people live in your household?
14. What is the size of your home?
15. What would you say comes closest to the materials your house is constructed with? (wood/brick/vinyl/aluminum/other)
16. What percentage of your home’s electricity from renewable sources either directly or through purchased green power?
17. What do you typically spend per month on electricity for your home?
18. What do you typically spend per month on gas for your home?
19. How far do you travel by car each week (as a driver or passenger)?
20. How far do you travel by motorbike each week (as a driver or passenger)?
21. What is the gas mileage (mph) of the car you travel in most often?
22. What is the gas mileage of your motorbike?
23. How often do you drive in a car with someone else?
24. How far do you travel by bus each week?
25. How far do you travel by train each week?
26. How many hours do you fly each year?
27. What is your annual household income in $USD?
28. What is the size of your home?
29. What energy sources do you use in your home? (electricity/natural gas, propane, or liquefied petroleum gas/heating oil/wood or biomass)
30. Please enter the number of miles you travel per year for each mode of transportation:
automobiles (including personal vehicles, taxis, and carpools)
bus (including metro and long distance service), rail (including subways, inner-city light rail, cross country trains)
air travel
31. Have you purchased offsets for carbon emissions associated with your home energy use and transportation?
32. Which water saving features and habits do you have in your home?
33. How often do you select cleaning products that are biodegradable or non-toxic?
34. How many standard size garbage bins does your household fill each week?
35. When you buy clothing or paper products, how often do you select items labeled as recycled, natural, organic, or made of alternative fibers such as hemp or Tencel?
36. How many loads of laundry do your parents do each week?
37. How many bags of garbage do your parents throw out each week?
- in case you did not get to finish your notes on "Addicted to Oil" --- watch these videos again and complete your video questions (will be stamped on Friday)
