1.1 EVS s

Question 1

What is an environmental value system?

Answer 1

A worldview or paradigm that influences the way a person or group perceives and evaluates environmental issues

Question 2

System

Answer 2

A set of parts and the relationships between them working together to make a functioning whole

Question 3

Examples of the inputs of an EVS?

Answer 3

Religion, culture, media, peers, politics, science, experiences

Question 4

Examples of the storages in an EVS?

Answer 4

Values, arguments, evaluation, knowledge assimilation

Question 5

Examples of the outputs of an EVS?

Answer 5

• Course of action
• Decisions
• Perspectives

Question 6

How have events such as the Bhopal disaster in India helped influenced EVSs?

Answer 6

~ Raised public awareness
~ Provided media coverage
~ Increased sense of stewardship over the Earth
~ Impact on global regulations and governments