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IB Environmental Systems and Societies

UNIT 1 IN DEPTH REVIEW
1.1 ENVIRONMENTAL VALUE SYSTEMS
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1. Define Environmental Value System.

2. Look at this system diagram for an EVS. Add any additional inputs and outputs that you can
think of. (Hint: think about what things influence a person’s knowledge and opinions on the
environment)
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3. Define the following value systems:

Ecocentric:

Anthropocentric:

Technocentric:

4. Summarize the viewpoints of the following types of people:

Cornucopian:

Environmental managers:

Deep ecologists:
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The rate of extinctions world-wide is currently very high; the number of species going extinct is
currently a lot more than it has been through most of geological time. This high extinction rate
is largely a consequence of human activities.

5. Complete the table to summarize some possible viewpoints of the following types of
people.

Ecocentric Anthropocentric Technocentric

Why is this (This is mainly a cornucopian
example a viewpoint): It is not a major problem.
problem? Species are going extinct because of
pollutants, deforestation etc. but
these activities are the result of
economic development and this is
more important than conserving
some species; we can fix any
problems this might cause later using
human ingenuity.

What should Change our lifestyle: we need

we do about to use fewer harmful chemicals,
it? stop burning fossil fuels etc. We
need to accept having fewer
luxuries in order to stop
polluting the environment and
destroying natural habitats.
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6. Draw a timeline to mark some of the major events in history that have influenced
environmental value systems (at least two major environmental disasters).
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What is your environmental value system? Justify your opinion using examples of
environmental systems.

Note: You may have a combination of different viewpoints, this is fine. There is no wrong
answer when giving your opinion but you do need to be able to justify it.