Unit 1 - Questions

Question 1

State 4 inputs to an EVS

Answer 1

• Education
• Worldview
• Media
• Cultural influence
• Religion
• Personal experience

Question 2

State as many planetary boundaries as you can

Answer 2

• Climate change
• Ocean acidification
• Biosphere integrity
• Land System chanage
• Freshwater change
• Biogeochemical flows
• Stratospheric ozone depletion
• Atmospheric aerosol loading

Question 3

Deacribe the 3 domains of sustainability

Answer 3

1. Environmental sustainability focuses on resource depletion, pollution, and conserving biodiversity.
2. Social sustainability focuses on the survival of societies and their cultures.
3. Economic sustainability focuses on meeting current economic needs without compromising sustainability for future generations.

Question 4

What are the uses and limitations of the SSGs

Answer 4

Uses - Sets common ground for policy making + pressures international community to address inequality

Limitations - Ignores local contexts + slow to respond