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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 Appendixes Units and Conversion Factors Acronyms Bibliography Websites Videos IndexNER(01): WOW
