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Non-living things can provide other things just as shelters. Lack of them can cause a decline in population.

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Answer:

Non living things directly or indirectly use the natural resources. This provides the ecological footprint of non-living things.

Explanation:

Non living things that are present in nature are used by the living organism. These non living things can only become functional by using the natural resources. For example: Car is non living but it uses fuels and other manufactured goods that are being obtained from the natural resources.

Further explanation:

  • Ecological footprint may be defined as the use of the natural resources by the humans or the measure of the dependency of humans on the earth's resources.
  • The ecological footprint can be counted by the productive area that is used by the people to the available biological active area.
  • The ecological footprint can be calculated at the level of national, level, regional or global scale. It is variable and changes every year.
  • It is accountable for the living things as well as non living things. This footprint helps to manage the proper use of resources.
  • The dependency of non living things on natural resources and its use by the humans helps in the calculation of ecological footprint of non living things.
  • Its analysis helps to understand the importance of the natural resources. It also explains that resources should be used in a judicious way.

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2.  Ecological footprint  https://brainly.com/question/13284055   ( answer by Dolcy27)

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Living, ecological footprint, non living, resources, consumption.