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Perspectives

Topic 1.1 introduces the concept of environmental systems and how they interact with human societies. Students learn to identify system boundaries, inputs, outputs, and the relationships between components — foundational skills for analysing environmental issues throughout the IB ESS course.

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Sub-topics in Topic 1.1

1.1.1Perspectives1.1.2What shapes a perspective1.1.3Values1.1.4Where values show1.1.5Values surveys1.1.6Worldviews1.1.7Environmental value systems1.1.8Technocentric, anthropocentric and ecocentric1.1.9How perspectives change over time1.1.10The environmental movement