What are some of the things that influence an individuals EVS?

Which of the following is NOT a component of a systems model

Which system most closely represents real systems

Which term means that matter or energy move around without changing?

'Resource replacement solves resource depletion' is related to which EVS?

What is the Ecological footprint?

Letter A represents a(n) ___.

___ only exchange energy with their surroundings.

A ________________ feedback loop makes a system more stable.

A _________________ feedback loop moves a system to an extreme.

With the rapidly growing human population and constant new pressures on the environment it gradually becomes more difficult to maintain sustainability. Choose the sentence which best explains what sustainability is.

human-centered value system that places humans as the central species and assesses the environment from an exclusively human perspective

Nature-centered value system that views people as being under nature's control rather than in control of it.

technology-based value system that believes the brain power of humans will enable us to control the environment

This term is defined as an arbitrary group of individuals who share some common characteristics such as location, cultural background, religion or value system.

A group of ecosystems with similar climates.

Energy cannot be created nor destroyed, only converted from one form to another. Which Law is this?

Which law remarks that the availability of energy to carry out processes becomes reduced as it moves through a system and entropy increases?

This is also known as dynamic equilibrium and is a stable form of equilibrium that allows a system to return to its steady state after a disturbance.

This is the tendency of a system to maintain stability and resist tipping points.

The minimum amount of change within a system that will destabilize it and cause it to reach a new equilibrium or stable state.

particular world view or set of paradigms that shapes the way individuals or societies perceive and evaluate environmental issues

Name the EVS described here: This is a holistic view...an integration of spiritual, social and environmental dimensions...push for sustainability for the whole earth...push for self-reliant communities and global citizenship...self-imposed restraint on resource use.

Name the EVS described here: population control is given equal weight to resource use...strong regulation by independent authorities is required

Name the EVS described here: resource replacement solves resource depletion...there's a need to understand natural processes in order to control them...there's a strong emphasis on scientific analysisand prediction prior to policy-making and there's high importance on market and economic growth.

The total set of greenhouse gas emissions caused directly and indirectly by an individual, organization, event or product.

A way of visualizing a complex set of interactions in ecology, society and another system.

Features of a system that cannot be present in the individual parts, but instead only present when all parts come together. An example: A small fish only resembles a large predator when present in a school of small fish.

In a systems diagram, these include areas that hold matter and/or energy.

This is an ADVANTAGE of using models.

This is the tendency of a system to maintain stability and resist tipping points.

Ecologial Footprint (EF) is a sustainability indicator that represents the area of land andn water needed to sustainably provide all of the resources required at the rate they are consumed by a given population. Which are factors taken into account for this calculation? Check all that apply.