1. Topic 12: How many people can the river support? Discussion: Mon 10/22 & Wed 10/24 Homework Due: Fri 10/26

2. Questions for homework What is the carrying capacity of the river? How could you figure it out? What factors impact that carrying capacity? How does your lifestyle impact the carrying capacity of the Illinois River? EXPLAIN your answers. Due Friday, October 26

3. What is carrying capacity ? Review Chapter 9 (and 16 & 18 & 24)

4. What is an ecological footprint? review chapter 1 (p 15-17)

5. Is the ecological footprint a valid tool? What does it do well? What are the problems with this tool?

6. For Wednesday Calculate your ecological footprint. Is it sustainable? How does it apply to our area?

7. Questions for homework What is the carrying capacity of the river? How could you figure it out? What factors impact that carrying capacity? How does your lifestyle impact the carrying capacity of the Illinois River? EXPLAIN your answers. Due Friday, October 26

8. What is your ecological footprint? What is the impact of your lifestyle on the Illinois Valley? Is it sustainable?

9. How could you make you ecological footprint smaller? Groups!

10. Questions for homework What is the carrying capacity of the river? How could you figure it out? What factors impact that carrying capacity? How does your lifestyle impact the carrying capacity of the Illinois River? EXPLAIN your answers. Due Friday, October 26