Globalization is shaping the environment in numerous ways, including increased industrial activity, urbanization, deforestation, and the global spread of pollutants. This interconnectedness means that local environmental issues can quickly become global concerns, and vice versa. Additionally, globalization can lead to the homogenization of cultures and practices, sometimes at the expense of locally sustainable practices.
Identifying each statement as part of the Gimi worldview or the classic Western worldview:
1. People and nature interrelate and influence one another.
- Gimi Worldview
2. People live as part of their local ecosystem, not outside it.
- Gimi Worldview
3. Nature must be protected from the activities of people.
- Classic Western Worldview
4. Nature is untouched and exotic.
- Classic Western Worldview
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11.4. Explain how globalization is shaping the environment.
Identify each statement as part of the Gimi worldview, or the classic Western worldview.
Gimi Worldview
People and nature interrelate and influence one another.
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People live as part of their local ecosystem, not outside it.
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Nature must be protected from the activities of people.
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Nature is untouched and exotic.
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Classic Western Worldview
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