Consider the Total and Per Capita Ecological Footprints of the Selected

Essay

Consider the total and per capita ecological footprints of the selected countries below and then use the data to answer the accompanying question.
$$\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Country } & \begin{array} { l } \text { Total Ecological Footprint } \\\text { (hectares/person) }\end{array} & \begin{array} { l } \text { Share of Global Biological Capacity } \\( \% )\end{array} \\\hline \text { United States } & 2,810 & ( 25 \% ) \\\hline \text { European Union } & 2,160 & ( 19 \% ) \\\hline \text { China } & 2,050 & ( 18 \% ) \\\hline \text { India } & 780 & ( 7 \% ) \\\hline \text { Japan } & 540 & ( 5 \% ) \\\hline\end{array}$$
-For two countries with the same population size and affluence,what would differentiate their total environmental impacts?