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The UK's resource consumption and environmental sustainability challenge

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The material footprint measures the total allocation of domestic and foreign natural resource extraction required to satisfy the consumption of a population, which represents a major environmental sustainability challenge for the UK.

Study Figure 4 below.

Complete Figure 4 by plotting the data in the table below.

Material CategoryMaterial footprint (tonnes per person)
Biomass5.5
Metal ores2.5

Figure 4

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The UK's resource consumption and environmental sustainability challenge Questions

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