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How big is your footprint?

Global means the world and footprint means pressing down and we don't want to press down on the world too hard.
This is how one nine year old girl described the global footprint. By trying out this quiz you will see in what ways you are trampling on the world around you and what kind of footprint you are leaving behind.

Have you ever seen a muddy field or path after lots of people have trampled over it? It leaves quite a mess!

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We all tread on the world, pressing down on it by the way we live.
Some of us tread on the world heavily and leave a large footprint.
Some of us tread on the world lightly and leave a small footprint.

THE QUIZ

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Community everything that makes the area that you live in the way it is - the people, the environment, the shops, the parks etc. close

Notice the different colour for the words 'your community'? You can click on any words with this colour to find their meaning. Try it!

Your score at the end of the quiz will tell you whether you have a large or small footprint.
The smaller your footprint the better
This means you are not trampling too heavily around the school, your community, or the world in which you, other people, plants and animals live.
After trying the quiz you can think about and find out ways to tiptoe more carefully.
Tread your way carefully through the global footprints quiz… NOW!
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Read each question fully and think carefully about it before you answer. Answer honestly so that you can get a true measure of your footprint.

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Section 1 ~ HOW YOU THINK~
The following set of questions is about how you think and feel about different issues.
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	1. What do you think is the most important thing about your education?

		To get high scores in school tests and exams

		To do well enough to keep my parents and teacher happy

		To learn ways of getting on with other people better and how to protect the world and make it a better place for all to live in

		To prepare me for getting a job when I leave

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2. Thinking about animals

Extinction: when an animal has died out completely.close

Endangered: something that is in danger. Endangered animals are animals that might die out because the land where they live is disappearing or humans are killing them. close

I am worried about the number of species that are endangered and threatened by extinction

Wildlife society: A group of people who try to work to protect plants and animals and are especially concerned with endangered animals. close

Environmental organisation: A group of people who try to work to protect plants and animals in the environment and suggest better ways for people to live so that they don't damage the environment.close

I help protect endangered animals by being a member of a wildlife society or an environmental organisation. Name of organisation

Pets are the most important animals and I look after my pets very well

Animals are not my thing!

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3. Men and women as leaders

Leaders: People who are in charge of something or lead others, e.g. headteachers, Prime ministers, managers of shops close

Most of the leaders in the world are men because they make the best leaders

It doesn't matter if there are more men leaders than women leaders

Women make just as good leaders as men and there should be more opportunities for women to become leaders

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	4. Going to war

		War is a useful and quick way of solving disagreements

		War is always wrong. Peaceful solutions should always be tried for solving conflict

		I think sometimes it is necessary to have a war

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5. Which do you think is the most important for reducing waste?

Re-use: to use something again rather than throwing it away. close

Re-use it

Recycle: to take a material, break it down and make it into something else, for example a jar can be melted down to make glass for a new bottle. close

Recycle it

Make sure it all goes into the bin

Don't make so much in the first place

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	6. Rich and poor

		Having both rich and poor people in the world makes life more interesting

		It has to be wrong that there are some very rich people when many people do not even have enough to eat

		It can't be helped that there are rich and poor people -it's just the way the world is

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	Section 2 ~ HOW YOU ACT~ The following set of questions is about how you act on different issues. For some questions in this section you can click ONE ANSWER ONLY. On others you can CLICK ON MORE THAN ONE ANSWER. It's all to do with circles and squares! You can click on any answer beginning with a square but only one answer in each question beginning with a circle.

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Getting on with others
7. How do you choose your friends?

THIS

I choose friends who are popular and who everybody notices

and

THIS

I choose friends who show friendship, whom I can trust and who I can have fun with

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Religion: a set of beliefs and customs to do with a belief in God. close

Culture a group of people with particular customs and habits who may be from a particular country. close

THIS

I make sure I choose friends who are of the same colour, culture or religion as me

THIS

When I choose friends it doesn't matter to me what colour, culture or religion they are

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	8. How do you react when you see bullying?

		I turn away and ignore the situation OR

		I report it immediately to a teacher, member of the School Council or an adult OR

		I shout at or attack the bully to make them stop

		I sometimes join in the bullying

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	9. Taking action in the local community

		I am involved in a group or club which takes action to help other people or the environment in my community Name of group I belong to :

		I don't take action in my community because there are enough people doing this already

		I am not involved in taking action in my community but would like to find out how I could

		I don't take action because the local environment and the people who live in it aren't important to me

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	The environment 10. Litter bug

		I do drop litter, it's not my problem OR

		I never drop litter on the streets, parks or anywhere else in my community OR

		I sometimes drop litter, but not usually

		I often pick litter up for recycling or putting in the bin

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	11. Recycling rubbish

		Sometimes I recycle rubbish like paper, glass and cans

		I always recycle rubbish like paper, glass and cans

		I never recycle - all my rubbish goes in the bin

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	12. Getting to school

		I usually walk or cycle to school

		I usually come to school by bus or by train

		I usually travel to school by car even though there are other ways to get to school

		I travel to school by car because it's too far to walk or cycle and there is no bus or train

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	Using money and resources 13. Buying clothes

		I often go shopping for the latest fashions

		I only buy new clothes when I really need them

		I don't buy clothes from companies that I know treat their workers badly

		I buy mainly second hand clothes from charity shops like Oxfam

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	14. Fair trade

		Many of the products in our house, like tea, coffee and chocolate, are Fair Trade

		Sometimes my family or myself buy Fair Trade products

		I know what Fair Trade means but I prefer to buy other products

		I don't know what Fair Trade means

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15. Using electricity

Low energy bulbs: special types of light bulb which use much less electricity but still give the same amount of light. close

All or most of the lights in our house are low energy light bulbs

When I am not watching the TV I leave it on standby

I make sure I turn off lights or TV when I leave a room OR

Leaving lots of lights on doesn't bother me

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Food and Health
16. Food glorious food

Portion: an amount; in this case a food item or helping, e.g. an apple, a helping of peas, a tomato. close

I eat lots of fresh fruit and vegetables every day (5 portions or more each day)

I make sure I eat some fruit or vegetables every day (but not as much as 5 portions)

I eat lots of chips, cakes, chocolate and sweets

I eat some fruit and vegetables, but not every day

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17. Meat and veg

Vegetarian:someone who does not eat any red meat, chicken or fish. close

I don't eat any meat or fish: I am a vegetarian

Red meat: meat from certain animals that is red or pink before it is cooked. Examples of red meat are beef (and beefburgers or hamburgers), mutton, lamb, pork, bacon, sausage close

I eat lots of red meat nearly every day

I only eat red meat once or twice a week

The only meats I eat are chicken and fish

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	18. Doing drugs

		I will smoke and drink alcohol when I am older. Smoking and drinking are important parts of adult life OR

		I will never smoke, drink alcohol or take drugs because they can all damage health OR

		I have already tried cigarettes

		I talk about drugs, alcohol and smoking with my parents, teachers and friends so I can learn more about how they might affect me

Now check your foot size!

		Score -53 or less: Tiny footprint. You are walking on air, treating the earth and everything that lives in it with great respect
		Score -35 to -52: Small footprint. You are light footed, tiptoeing carefully around the earth
		Score - 34 to +28: Medium footprint. You are heavy footed, trampling a bit hard on the earth
		Score +29 - +40: Large footprint. You are a clumsy clogs, stomping around the earth
		Score +41 or more: Giant footprint. You are a bother boots, giving the earth a terrible kicking!


	Answers and Next steps:
	Click here to learn more about the issues and answers involved in each question You can find out about some of the issues raised by this quiz by clicking on the issues footprint at the top of the page Calculate your school's 'global footprint' Try an ecological footprint quiz at http://footprint.wwf.org.uk/ Background to the development of this Children's Quiz.' Teacher's notes are available here:

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