5 Steps to a 5: AP Environmental Science 2019
1st Edition
Published on 6. August 2018
520 pages
978-1-260-12286-2 (ISBN)
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Get ready to ace your AP Environmental Science Exam with this easy-to-follow study guide5 Steps to a 5: AP Environmental Science introduces an easy to follow, effective 5-step study plan to help you build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking confidence you need to achieve a high score on the exam. This essential guide reflects the latest course syllabus and includes 3 full-length practice exams, an index of key ideas and concepts, plus the most up-to-date scoring information. A bonus interactive AP Planner app delivers a customizable study schedule and extra exam practice.5 Steps to a 5: AP Environmental Science 2019 features: *New: 3 Practice Exams*New: An index of the key ideas and concepts at the end of the book*5 Steps to a 5 program*An interactive, customizable AP Planner app with extra practice tests
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Content
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- 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
- Answers and Explanations
- Free-Response Question
- Free-Response Answer 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
- 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
- Index
