Unit 378 | Lesson 1

Lesson 1: Molehill or Mountain
Handout 2

Statistics Cards

Every day Americans eat 7 million pizzas

Japan uses 881 tons of aluminum cans every day and the US throws away 4,684 tons.

The amount of oil spilled each day in the sea and on land will be enough to fill 5 Olympic sized swimming pools.

Every day Americans eat 4,400 tons of potato chips

Japan uses 77,161 tons of paper every day and the US throws away 222,666 tons.

The US releases almost 3,306 tons of toxic waste into the atmosphere in one day.

Daily Vehicle Production
US: 32,836
Japan: 27,933
France 9,520
Germany 12,787
Canada 6,662
Brazil 3,737
Spain 6,394
UK 4,836
Italy 4,568
South Korea 6,922

Babies in the US go through 8,267 tons of disposable diapers every day. Piled up, they would make a mountain as big as a 10 story building.

The number of trees felled in one day around the world would cover the island of Barbados.

Worldwide enough timber is cut every day to produce 150 million planks of wood.

Every day 20,000 tons of litter is dumped into World’s seas.

In one day the US cut down 9,259 tons of kitchen appliances.

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Every day Americans eat 7 million pizzas	Japan uses 881 tons of aluminum cans every day and the US throws away 4,684 tons.	The amount of oil spilled each day in the sea and on land will be enough to fill 5 Olympic sized swimming pools.
Every day Americans eat 4,400 tons of potato chips	Japan uses 77,161 tons of paper every day and the US throws away 222,666 tons.	The US releases almost 3,306 tons of toxic waste into the atmosphere in one day.
Daily Vehicle Production US: 32,836 Japan: 27,933 France 9,520 Germany 12,787 Canada 6,662 Brazil 3,737 Spain 6,394 UK 4,836 Italy 4,568 South Korea 6,922	Babies in the US go through 8,267 tons of disposable diapers every day. Piled up, they would make a mountain as big as a 10 story building.	The number of trees felled in one day around the world would cover the island of Barbados.
Worldwide enough timber is cut every day to produce 150 million planks of wood.	Every day 20,000 tons of litter is dumped into World’s seas.	In one day the US cut down 9,259 tons of kitchen appliances.