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Part A
Short Answer
Directions:
Analyze the documents and answer the questions that follow in the space provided.
Document 1
The “Living Planet” Report
1a.  How does Japan’s use of resource differ from Bangladesh
’s use of resources? [1]
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1b.  What is the reason for this difference? [1]
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Reproduced from the June 2001 Global History and Geography Regents Exam
Permission to use this resource is granted only for educational, non-profit use.
The average... Japanese consumes 10 times as much of the world’s resources as the
average Bangledeshi. Japan and Bangladesh have the same [number of people] but
[these people] have a vastly different effect on their ecosystems [environments].