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What's YOUR Water Footprint?

Q:1.  Using your water log (and average water use from the days you logged), calculate what your average water use per year might be. 

Ans:1.My average weater use per year might be an estimate of 99,280 Liters per year.

Q:2. What is your estimated water footprint as found using the water calculator on www.waterfootprint.org? (Express in both cubic meters per year and liters per year)   Does this surprise you in any way? Why?

Ans:2.My estimated water footprint found by using the water calculator on waterfootprint.org is 2692 cubic meters per yearand in liters it is 2692000 Liters. This does not surprise me in anyway because I see that these are large amounts of water but it is also over the time period of one year so this does not bother me.

Q:3. Think about your average per year from #1 and your estimated water footprint from #2.  Which one is greater?  Why?  How big an impact does “hidden” water use seem to have on your overall water use? 

Ans:3. My estimated water footprint from number 2 is greater than my average per year from number 1. I think that the estimated water foot print is greater than my avreage per year because the estimated water footprint has more detail and has a lot more catagories than my avreage per year does. "Hidden" water use seems to have a big impact on my overall water use because water is in almost all the foods that we consume so if u were to  not count the food that we eat then our ater footprint would be lower and incorrect.

Q:4. How does your water footprint compare with the average footprint of the USA?  Why do you think this is so?

Ans:4. My water footprint is very close to the average water footprint of the USA because the average water footprint of the USA is 2483 cubic meters per person per year or 2483000 liters and my water footprint is 2692 cubic meters per year or 2692000 Liters there is only a 219 cubic meter of liter difference between the two water footprints.

Q:5.How does the average USA water footprint per person compare with that of other countries around the world?  Why do you think such differences exist?  

Ans:5.The average water footprint of the USA compares to other countries around the world by having the highest water footprint avrage. I think the USA has the highest water footprint average because we are like one of the most advanced countries in the world which means we have more technology which alows ua to have a greater acess to water. Which also means we use it more, so our avreage water footprint is therefore the greatest out of all the other countries.

Q:6. How does your water footprint - and that of every human on earth - play a role in the water cycle?  What positive or negative Biosphere <-> Hydrosphere connections might be created by our individual water footprints?

Ans:6. The water footprint of every human on earth play a role in the water cycle because we all use alot of water and we will always have the same amount of water that we have and will ever have. Something negative realted to the biospehere and hydrosphere is that since we are wanting/needing more water we are making it harder for animals to get water, and some countries have more acess to water than others.All linving things need water to survive so we need to find a way to make sure everyone has an equal amount of water.

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