Thinking about the Environment…
Respond to each statement twice: once before this workshop session and again
after the workshop.
Write A if you agree with the statement.
Write B if you disagree with the statement.
Response
Before
Response
After
Earth’s physical resources are for all practical purposes
inexhaustible.
The environment has a virtually infinite ability to absorb
human impacts.
Poverty is the result of inadequate growth which, in turn,
results in inadequate capital investment.
Earth’s physical resources are finite.
Governments, by nature, give priority to the interests of
those who control power.
Human systems and physical systems are connected, interact
with each other, and influence each other.
When the people control the local environmental resources
on which their lives and those of their children depend,
they are more likely than absentee owners to exercise
responsible stewardship
Teaching about the environment can be difficult and
controversial because of conflicting attitudes and values.
Texas faces many environmental management issues.
Sustainable development, defined as development that meets
the needs of the present without compromising the ability
of future generations to meet their needs is a worthy
goal.
The TEKS support education about resources, conservation,
and human-environment interaction.
SOS is a cry for help; this project, if successful, will
help future generations of Texans live in a richer,
healthier environment.
SUSTAINING OUR STATE
--a project of the Texas Alliance for Geographic Education-http://sos.tamu.edu