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define perspective
your opinion/thoughts on an issue
provide two examples of systems in the natural world
food webs
chemical equilibrium
any example with component parts is accepted
name an activist who contributed to the environmental movement
greta thunberg
jane goodall
any other example is fine
define sustainability
the extent to which there is long term viability of a system, behaviour or practice
will accept anything which includes longevity, viability, long term
provide an argument against the use of solar panels
they are expensive
they don't work effectively in cloudy weather
what is the geosphere
all the rock material on earth - center of the earth to the nonliving soil components
name one film that contributed to people eating less meat in north america
food inc
name the three dimensions of sustainability
environmental, social and economic
what is an example of an instrumental value
anything that only has value because it serves a purpose
provide an example of a transfer and transformation in the water cycle
transfer= anything which changes location but not chemical nature
transformation = anything which changes chemical nature/state
what molecule was rachel carson's silent spring about
ddt
which sustainability model looks at the number of earth's it would take if everyone lived like you
ecological footprint
how might someone with a technocentric worldview respond to rising sea levels in coastal communities as a result of climate change (be specific)
they would suggest a technology that would deal with the symptoms of climate change rather than addressing the root cause
why is a lake a more stable system than a puddle
a lake is a larger store and thus much less likely to change
will accept - it has more water and so less likely to evaporate
describe how the process of ocean acidification works and which organisms it harms
co2 becomes dissolved in the ocean, this causes a build up of hydrogen ions and the pH of the ocean to lower
this breaks down coral reefs and other organisms with carbonate shells
will accept co2 in water makes ocean more acidic and this hurts coral reefs
provide an example of a scope 3 emission
someone who works for a coal company driving to work
living in nature associates the natural world with which specific value
relational
provide an example of a positive feedback loop
any example which pushes a system further from homeostasis
what is enteric fermentation control
managing the diet of cows and or breeding them to produce less methane
which model looks at 9 process that regulate the world and considers more than just climate change
planetary boundaries model