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Practice Reading: Re-order Paragraphs ID: #3857 Ecological Footprint
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The text boxes in the left panel have been placed in a random order Restore the original order by dragging the text boxes from the left panel to the right panel.
* Move & order all paragraphs in the right field

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Ecological Footprint accounting measures the demand on and supply of nature.
Both the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity are expressed in global hectares—globally comparable, standardized hectares with world average productivity.
On the supply side, a city, state or nation’s biocapacity represents the productivity of its ecological assets (including cropland, grazing land, forest land, fishing grounds, and built-up land). These areas, especially if left unharvested, can also absorb much of the waste we generate, especially our carbon emissions.
On the demand side, the Ecological Footprint measures the ecological assets that a given population requires to produce the natural resources it consumes (including plant-based food and fiber products, livestock and fish products, timber and other forest products, space for urban infrastructure) and to absorb its waste, especially carbon emissions.
The Ecological Footprint tracks the use of six categories of productive surface areas: cropland, grazing land, fishing grounds, built-up land, forest area, and carbon demand on land.

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First sentence: Why this is the first line? This paragraph is the first sentence because it introduces the main topic of the text. It gives a broad overview of what the Ecological Footprint is about. It does not use any specific details or references to other ideas. Why other lines are not chosen? Paragraph 2 starts with "On the demand side," which means it needs context from another sentence. Paragraph 3 starts with "The Ecological Footprint tracks," which also needs prior information. Paragraph 4 starts with "On the supply side," needing context. Paragraph 5 starts with "Both the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity," which assumes knowledge of previous ideas.

Concluding sentence: Why this is the last line? This paragraph is the last sentence because it wraps up the discussion. It gives a final point about how both concepts are measured. This shows a summary style that brings together the earlier points.

Paragraph pairs:

  • Pair 1 (Paragraph 1 → Paragraph 2): Paragraph 2 connects to Paragraph 1 because it explains the demand side of the Ecological Footprint. This is a logical order because it follows the introduction of the topic with specific details about what the Ecological Footprint measures.
  • Pair 2 (Paragraph 2 → Paragraph 3): Paragraph 3 follows Paragraph 2 because it gives specific examples of the categories measured by the Ecological Footprint. This shows a broader to specific strategy, where the general idea of demand is followed by specific types of land.
  • Pair 3 (Paragraph 3 → Paragraph 4): Paragraph 4 connects to Paragraph 3 because it shifts from the demand side to the supply side. This shows a logical order where the text moves from what is needed to what is available.
  • Pair 4 (Paragraph 4 → Paragraph 5): Paragraph 5 follows Paragraph 4 because it summarizes the relationship between the Ecological Footprint and biocapacity. This shows a logical order where the conclusion ties together the ideas of supply and demand.

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