In 2007,the Global Footprint Network estimated an ecological __________ for every person on the planet.
A) surplus of 10.9 hectares
B) deficit of 10.9 hectares
C) surplus of 0.9 hectares
D) deficit of 0.9 hectares

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The ecological footprint measures the amount of biologically productive land and sea area required to provide the resources a person or population consumes and to absorb the waste they generate. In 2007, the Global Footprint Network estimated an ecological deficit of 0.9 hectares for every person on the planet, meaning that humanity's demand for resources and waste generation exceeded the planet's biocapacity to sustainably provide and absorb them.

In 2007,the Global Footprint Network Estimated an Ecological __________ for Every