Environmental Change Part 3

Question 1

What are the two types of modern worldviews?

Answer 1

Earth-centred and human-centred worldviews

Question 2

What are the 2 examples of earth-centred worldviews?

Answer 2

Ecocentric and biocentric worldviews

Question 3

What are the 2 examples of human-centred worldviews?

Answer 3

Egocentric and anthropocentric worldviews

Question 4

What does an egocentric worldview state?

Answer 4

Humans are the most important creatures on Earth, and everything else is important to the extent that they support humans and their lifestyle

Question 5

What does an anthropocentric worldview state?

Answer 5

Humans are the most important species, in charge of the Earth, and can use nature to support themselves and their lifestyle

Question 6

What does an ecocentric worldview state?

Answer 6

Humans should do whatever we can to minimise our impact and preserve the Earth’s biodiversity, and that we are no more important than any other organism

Question 7

What does a biocentric worldview state?

Answer 7

Humans have a responsibility to use the Earth’s resources in a sustainable way, and other species may be useful to us but also have as much right to exist as us`

Question 8

What does to analyse mean?

Answer 8

To show the essence of something by critically examining the relationship between each separate point

Question 9

What does to annotate mean?

Answer 9

To add labels, comments or explanatory notes to images, maps or graphs

Question 10

What does to assess mean?

Answer 10

To weigh up the value of or judge the strengths and weaknesses of something

Question 11

What does to compare mean?

Answer 11

To show the similarities and differences when examining two situations

Question 12

What does to contrast mean?

Answer 12

To highlight the differences when examining two or more situations

Question 13

What does to describe mean?

Answer 13

To provide characteristics of a situation explaining what is observed

Question 14

What does to discuss mean?

Answer 14

To show understanding of a situation by presenting both sides of a situation

Question 15

What does to evaluate mean?

Answer 15

To weight up and interpret a situation and state a conclusion

Question 16

What does to explain mean?

Answer 16

To relate cause and effect and give reasons why a situation occurs

Question 17

What does to identify mean?

Answer 17

To establish the nature of a situation by distinguishing its features and naming them

Question 18

What does to justify mean?

Answer 18

To use examples or find sufficient evidence to show why a viewpoint or conclusion is correct

Question 19

What does to quantify mean?

Answer 19

To use numbers or statistics to describe a phenomenon and support conclusions