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Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction: The Five-Step Program
STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program
1 How to Approach the AP Environmental Science Exam
Background of the Advanced Placement Program
Who Writes the AP Environmental Science Exam?
Who Takes the AP Environmental Science Exam?
Topics and Grading on the AP Environmental Science Exam
The Night Before the Exam
The Exam
2 Planning Your Time
Preparing for the AP Environmental Science Exam
If You Get Stuck
STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
3 Take a Diagnostic Exam
Diagnostic Exam: AP Environmental Science Answer Sheet
Diagnostic Exam: AP Environmental Science
Answers and Explanations
Scoring
STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success
4 Approaching Each Question Type
Multiple-Choice Questions
Free-Response Questions
STEP 4 Discover/Review to Score High
5 Earth Science Concepts
Investigating Our Environment
Geological Time
Relative Time
Continental Plates
Faults
Earthquakes
Volcanoes
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Questions
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
6 Atmospheric Composition
Composition
Atmospheric Layers
Seasons
Coriolis Effect
Air Pressure
Relative Humidity
Tornadoes
Hurricanes
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Question
Free-Response Answer and Explanations
Rapid Review
7 Global Water Resources and Use
Global Water
The Water Cycle
Water Consumption
Runoff
Science Community
Population Impact
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Questions
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
8 Soil and Soil Dynamics
Stratigraphic Classification
Igneous Rock
Sedimentary Rock
Metamorphism
Rock Cycle
Physical Weathering
Joints
Soil Erosion
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Question
Free-Response Answer and Explanations
Rapid Review
9 Ecosystem Structure, Diversity, and Change
Biological Populations
Climate Change
Biosphere
Biodiversity
Species Evolution
Ecological Succession
Habitat
Hotspots
Remote Sensing
Review Questions
Free-Response Question
Free-Response Answer and Explanations
Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
10 Natural Cycles and Energy Flow
Geochemical Cycle
Conservation of Matter
Residence Time
Carbon
Calcium
Nitrogen
Food Chains, Webs, and Trophic Levels
Mineral Cycles: Phosphorus and Sulfur
Hydrologic Cycle
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Questions
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
11 Population Biology and Dynamics
Populations
Internal Population Factors and Life Span
Exponential Growth
Carrying Capacity
Population Growth
Human Population Change
Age–Structure Diagrams
Population Density
Species Adaptation
Conservation Biology
Impacts of Population Growth
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Question
Free-Response Answer and Explanations
Rapid Review
12 Agriculture and Aquaculture
Human Nutrition
Agriculture
Pest Control
Marine Resources
Nonnative (Alien) Species
Aquaculture
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Question
Free-Response Answer and Explanations
Rapid Review
13 Forestry and Rangelands
Forests
Rangelands
Deserts
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Questions
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
14 Land Use
Land Use
Urban Growth Factors
Urban Problems
Water
Ecological Footprint
Loss of Coastal Habitat
Public and Federal Lands
Communal Property
Forests
Nature Parks and Preserves
Wetlands
Conservation Methods
Mining
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Questions
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
15 Energy Consumption, Conservation, and Fossil Fuels
Energy
Fossil Fuels
Oil
Natural Gas
Coal
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Questions
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
16 Nuclear Energy
Nuclear Energy
Radioactivity
Nuclear Disadvantages
Regulations
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Questions
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
17 Alternative and Renewable Energies
Clean Fuels
Solar Energy
Wind Energy
Hydroelectric Power
Geothermal Energy
Ocean Tidal Energy
Hydrogen Cells
Renewable Energy Certificates
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Questions
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
18 Pollution Types
Atmosphere
Air Pollution
Water
Solid Waste
Recycling
Hazardous Waste
Disposal and Storage
Acid Rain
Oil Slicks, Radioactivity, and Thermal Problems
Noise Pollution
Looking to the Future
Light Pollution
Green Taxes
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Questions
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
19 Global Change and Economics
Greenhouse Effect
Carbon
Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Ozone
Climate Change
Global Economics
Review Questions
Answers and Explanations
Free-Response Questions
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
Rapid Review
STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
Practice Exam 1—Multiple-Choice Questions Answer Sheet
Practice Exam 1—Multiple-Choice Questions
Practice Exam 1—Free-Response Questions
Practice Exam 1—Multiple-Choice Answers
Practice Exam 1—Free-Response Answers
Practice Exam 2—Multiple-Choice Questions Answer Sheet
Practice Exam 2—Multiple-Choice Questions
Practice Exam 2—Free-Response Questions
Practice Exam 2—Multiple-Choice Answers
Practice Exam 2—Free-Response Answers
ELITE STUDENT EDITION 5 Minutes to a 5
180 Activities and Questions in 5 Minutes a Day
Appendixes
Units and Conversion Factors
Acronyms
Bibliography
Websites
Videos
Index
