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NotesESS HLTopic 1.1Values
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1.1.31 min read

Values (ESS HL)

IB Environmental Systems and Societies • Unit 1

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  • Values at Higher Level
  • Values: what people think matters
Values at Higher Level: At HL you compare values, not just name them: when two clash, which one wins, and who gets to decide?

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  • Name the value under each choice.
  • Weigh two values against each other.

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Beneath each stand are values: what that person ranks highest. Values decide how people judge a plan and what they choose to do.

Luca values

  • A steady wage.

Ana values

  • The fishing way of life.

The council values

  • Tax income for schools.
Held alone, learned together: Ana's values are her own, but she learned them on her father's boat, and the fishing families keep them alive.

Keep values apart from beliefs: a value says what is worth having (fishing matters more than hotels); a belief says what is true (mangroves protect the coast).

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Define

Give the precise meaning of key terms related to Values.

AO1
Describe

Give a detailed account of processes or features in Values.

AO2
Explain

Give reasons WHY — cause and effect within Values.

AO3
Evaluate

Weigh strengths AND limitations of approaches in Values.

AO3
Discuss

Present arguments FOR and AGAINST with a balanced conclusion.

AO3

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Related ESS HL Topics

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1.1.1Perspectives
1.1.2What shapes a perspective
1.1.4Where values show
1.1.5Values surveys
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