IB ESS Topic 1 Practice Exam

A way of visualizing a complex set of interactions in ecologysocietyand other systems.

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

The availability of energy to carry out processes becomes reduced as it moves through a system and entropy increases.

The hypothetical area of land required to support each person's resource needs and assimilate all waste.

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

Processes that can amplify or dampen changes in a systemaffecting its stability and behavior.

A large ecological area on the Earth's surfacewith flora and fauna adapting to their environment.

A measure of disorder or randomness in a systemwhich tends to increase over time.

The process by which carbon is exchanged among the biospheregeospherehydrosphereand atmosphere.

A value system that places technology at the center of environmental decision-making.