Topic 1.

1 EVS
1.1 Justify your personal viewpoint on the exploitation of tropical forest. [4]

I believe its necessary, I’m aware it damages nature but many minerals are found in the
ground below.

1.2 Distinguish between anthropocentrism and technocentrism. [4]

Anthropocentric people believes that humans can fix the climate and technocentric people
think that technology can fix it.

1.3 State what is meant by the term “environmental value system”. [1]

Determine a personal viewpoint and how a person responds to environmental issues.

1.4 Sustainable development depends on the interaction between social, environmental, and
economic factors. State the priority for each of the following sectors of society: self-reliant
ecologists, conservation biologists, and bankers. [3]

1.5 Describe how a self-reliant soft ecologist, a conservation biologist, and a banker may each
support sustainable development. [3]
ESSAY

Explain the role of two historical influences in shaping the development of the environmental
movement. [7]