ESS101 CONCEPTS 6 & 7 UPDATED ACTUAL
MOCK EXAM WITH ANSWER RATIONALES
2026
◉ anthropocentric.
Answer: debate is encouraged to reach a consensual, pragmatic
approach to solving environmental problems
◉ technocentric.
Answer: argues that technological developments can provide
solutions to environmental problems
◉ technocentric.
Answer: largely optimistic view of the role humans can play in
improving the lot of humanity
◉ technocentric.
Answer: scientific research is encouraged in order to form policies
and to understand how systems can be controlled, manipulated or
changed to solve resource depletion
◉ technocentric.
, Answer: a pro-growth agenda is deemed necessary for society's
improvement
◉ deep ecologist.
Answer: place intrinsic importance on nature for the humanity of
man and believe ecological laws should dictate human morality
◉ cornucopian.
Answer: believe that man will always find a way out of any
difficulties, either political, scientific or technological and believe
resource replacement will solve resource depletion
◉ society.
Answer: an arbitrary group of individuals who share some common
characteristics such as geographical location, cultural background,
historical timeframe, religious perspective, etc.
◉ System Approach.
Answer: a way of visualizing a complex set of interactions which
may
be ecological or societal.
◉ Store.
MOCK EXAM WITH ANSWER RATIONALES
2026
◉ anthropocentric.
Answer: debate is encouraged to reach a consensual, pragmatic
approach to solving environmental problems
◉ technocentric.
Answer: argues that technological developments can provide
solutions to environmental problems
◉ technocentric.
Answer: largely optimistic view of the role humans can play in
improving the lot of humanity
◉ technocentric.
Answer: scientific research is encouraged in order to form policies
and to understand how systems can be controlled, manipulated or
changed to solve resource depletion
◉ technocentric.
, Answer: a pro-growth agenda is deemed necessary for society's
improvement
◉ deep ecologist.
Answer: place intrinsic importance on nature for the humanity of
man and believe ecological laws should dictate human morality
◉ cornucopian.
Answer: believe that man will always find a way out of any
difficulties, either political, scientific or technological and believe
resource replacement will solve resource depletion
◉ society.
Answer: an arbitrary group of individuals who share some common
characteristics such as geographical location, cultural background,
historical timeframe, religious perspective, etc.
◉ System Approach.
Answer: a way of visualizing a complex set of interactions which
may
be ecological or societal.
◉ Store.
