Environmental Science for the AP Course

by Friedland, Andrew; Relyea, Rick

• ISBN13: 9781319113292
• ISBN10: 131911329X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2018-12-21
• Publisher: MPS HIGH SCHOOL

Summary

Environmental Science for the AP® Course was built from the ground up specifically to suit the needs of AP® environmental science teachers and students. Friedland/Relyea integrates AP® content and exam prep into a comprehensive college-level textbook, providing students and teachers with the resources they need to be successful in AP® Environmental Science.

Features throughout the textbook include AP® Exam Tips, math tutorials and review, review questions, and complete AP® Practice Exams. Strong media offerings include online homework to provide just-in-time feedback, as well as adaptive quizzing. Environmental Science for the AP® course provides students with the support they need to be successful on the AP® Environmental Science exam and in the college classroom.

Table of Contents

UNIT 1 Introduction

Chapter 1 Environmental Science: Studying the State of Our Earth

Chapter 2 Environmental Systems

Unit 1 AP® Practice Exam

Science Applied 1 What Happened to the Missing Salt?

UNIT 2 The Living World

Chapter 3 Ecosystem Ecology

Chapter 4 Global Climates and Biomes

Chapter 5 Evolution of Biodiversity

Unit 2 AP® Practice Exam

Science Applied 2 How Should We Prioritize the Protection of Species Diversity?

UNIT 3 Biological and Human Populations

Chapter 6 Population and Community Ecology

Chapter 7 The Human Population

Unit 3 AP® Practice Exam

Science Applied 3 How Can We Manage Overabundant Animal Populations?

UNIT 4 Earth Systems and Resources

Chapter 8 Earth Systems

Chapter 9 Water Resources

Unit 4 AP® Practice Exam

Science Applied 4 Is There a Way to Resolve the California Water Wars?

UNIT 5 Land Use

Chapter 10 Land, Public and Private

Chapter 11 Feeding the World

Unit 5 AP® Practice Exam

Science Applied 5 How Do We Define Organic Food?

UNIT 6 Energy Resources and Consumption

Chapter 12 Nonrenewable Energy Sources

Chapter 13 Achieving Energy Sustainability

Unit 6 AP® Practice Exam

Science Applied 6 Should Corn Become Fuel?

UNIT 7 Pollution: Aquatic, Atmospheric, and Terrestrial

Chapter 14 Water Pollution

Chapter 15 Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion

Chapter 16 Waste Generation and Waste Disposal

Chapter 17 Human Health and Environmental Risks

Unit 7 AP® Practice Exam

Science Applied 7 Is Recycling Always Good for the Environment?

UNIT 8 Global Change and a Sustainable Future

Chapter 18 Conservation of Biodiversity

Chapter 19 Global Change

Chapter 20 Sustainability, Economics, and Equity

Unit 8 AP® Practice Exam

Science Applied 8 How Can We Bring Back Biodiversity?

Cumulative AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 1

Cumulative AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 2

Appendix 1: Reading Graphs APP-1

Appendix 2: Periodic Table of the Elements Glossary Index