Vocabulary

Question 1

Environmental Value System (EVS)

Answer 1

A worldview or paradigm that shapes the way an individual or group of people perceives and evaluates environmental issues.

Question 2

Ecocentrism

Answer 2

An EVS that focuses on the environment, does not prioritize humans above other animals, and emphasizes a less materialistic approach to life with greater self-sufficiency of societies.

Question 3

Anthropocentrism

Answer 3

An EVS that focuses on human well-being and presents humans to be the most important species and the manager of all aspects of the environment.

Question 4

Technocentrism

Answer 4

An EVS that focuses on the economy, prioritizes human life, and proposes technology as the key to solving environmental problems.

Question 5

BREAK

Question 7

Environmental Value System (EVS)

Answer 7

A set of paradigms and views that shape how we approach environmental issues.

Question 8

Preservationists

Answer 8

believed that land had an intrinsic value and therefore advocated for the preservation of land and its resources.