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Purpose: Understand some consequences of the finite land area of Earth. Let's start with how we measure land. While we use acres and square miles here in the US, land area is more typically measured in hectares around the world. There are about 150 million km² of land on earth and about 7 billion humans. 2.6 km² = 1 mi² = 640 acres = 260 hectares 1 acre = 0.4 hectares 1 hectare = 2.47 acres 1. What is the land area of earth a. in square miles? b. in acres? c. in hectares? 2. If earth's land was equally divided among its peoples, what would your fair share be a. in acres? b. in hectares? Your acres of land include some desert, mountains, and frozen wasteland of course. They are not all productive land. And you need to contribute some of your land for public goods such as roads, etc. What else will you have to donate parts of your acres for? Try to think of five important things that you must donate land for, starting with "forests" because we need

          Purpose: Understand some consequences of the finite land area of Earth.
Let's start with how we measure land. While we use acres and square miles here in the US, land
area is more typically measured in hectares around the world. There are about 150 million km²
of land on earth and about 7 billion humans.
2.6 km² = 1 mi² = 640 acres = 260 hectares
1 acre = 0.4 hectares
1 hectare = 2.47 acres
1. What is the land area of earth
a. in square miles?
b. in acres?
c. in hectares?
2. If earth's land was equally divided among its peoples, what would your fair share be
a. in acres?
b. in hectares?
Your acres of land include some desert, mountains, and frozen wasteland of course. They are
not all productive land. And you need to contribute some of your land for public goods such as
roads, etc. What else will you have to donate parts of your acres for? Try to think of five
important things that you must donate land for, starting with "forests" because we need

Purpose: Understand some consequences of the finite land area of Earth.
Let's start with how we measure land. While we use acres and square miles here in the US, land
area is more typically measured in hectares around the world. There are about 150 million km²
of land on earth and about 7 billion humans.
2.6 km² = 1 mi² = 640 acres = 260 hectares
1 acre = 0.4 hectares
1 hectare = 2.47 acres
1. What is the land area of earth
a. in square miles?
b. in acres?
c. in hectares?
2. If earth's land was equally divided among its peoples, what would your fair share be
a. in acres?
b. in hectares?
Your acres of land include some desert, mountains, and frozen wasteland of course. They are
not all productive land. And you need to contribute some of your land for public goods such as
roads, etc. What else will you have to donate parts of your acres for? Try to think of five
important things that you must donate land for, starting with "forests" because we need

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