Unit 1: Foundations of ESS
Topic 1.1: Environmental Systems Questions
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Explain one reason international agreements are important for environmental movements.
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Define what is meant by a perspective.
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Outline two ways an individual can strengthen an environmental movement.
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Which option is the best example of a perspective, not a worldview?
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Which approach puts nature first, even if people must consume less?
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A council plans to build a wind farm on a hill that is popular with walkers. Suggest two different perspectives that local people might hold on the wind farm.
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Which action best describes Wangari Maathai's contribution to the environmental movement?
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Which example best shows the media shaping the environmental movement?
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State two ways literature can influence environmental movements.
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How did Greta Thunberg influence the environmental movement?
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Which chain best describes how environmental movements usually grow?
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Outline two influences that can shape worldviews.
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Why do values surveys often ask people to score statements from 1 to 5?
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Which approach is often seen as a middle ground between the other two?
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What is the main purpose of a values survey?
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Which statement best defines a worldview?
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Which approach is most likely to say 'technology and innovation will solve most environmental problems'?
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Which survey response most strongly suggests a technocentric perspective?
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Harbourton council has created an index to track how its residents' lives are changing. Figure 1 shows its five domains.
Using Figure 1, state one method that could be used to measure the community domain.
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