Andrew Friedland, Relyea Rick

Environmental Science for the AP® Course

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Friedland/Relyea helps students gain the knowledge and skills needed to succeed on the AP® exam.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Macmillan Learning
• Fourth Edition
• Seitenzahl: 832
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. April 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 285mm x 34mm
• Gewicht: 2082g
• ISBN-13: 9781319409289
• ISBN-10: 1319409288
• Artikelnr.: 67260047

Autorenporträt

Andrew Friedland; Rick Relyea

Inhaltsangabe

Module 0 - What is Environmental Science?
Unit 1 - The Living World: Ecosystems
Module 1 - Introduction to Ecosystems
Module 2 - Terrestrial Biomes
Module 3 - Aquatic Biomes
Module 4 - The Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
Module 5 - The Phosphorus and Hydrologic (Water) Cycles
Module 6 - Primary Productivity
Module 7 - Trophic Levels, Energy Flow and the 10% Rule, Food Chains
and Food Webs
Unit 1 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 1: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam
Unit 2 - The Living World: Biodiversity
Module 8 - Introduction to Biodiversity
Module 9 - Ecosystem Services
Module 10 - Island Biogeography
Module 11 - Ecological Tolerance
Module 12 - Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems
Module 13 - Adaptations
Module 14 - Ecological Succession
Unit 2 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 2: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam
Unit 3 - Populations
Module 15 - Generalist and Specialist Species, K-selected and
r-selected Species, and Survivorship Curves Module 16 - Carrying
Capacity, Population Growth, and Resource Availability
Module 17 - Age Structure Diagrams and Total Fertility Rates
Module 18 - Human Population Dynamics and the Demographic Transition
Unit 3 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 3: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam
Unit 4 - Earth Systems and Resources
Module 19 - Plate Tectonics
Module 20 - Soil Formation, Erosion, Composition, and its Properties
Module 21 - Watersheds
Module 22 - Earth's Atmosphere, Global Wind Patterns, Solar Radiation
and Earth's Seasons
Module 23 - Earth's Geography and Climate; El Niño and La Niña
Unit 4 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 4: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam
Unit 5 - Land and Water Use
Module 24 - The Tragedy of the Commons and Clearcutting
Module 25 - The Green Revolution
Module 26 - Impacts of Agricultural Practices
Module 27 - Irrigation and Pest Control Methods
Module 28 - Meat Production Methods and the Impacts of Overfishing
Module 29 - Impacts of Mining
Module 30 - Impacts of Urbanizations and the Methods to Reduce Urban
Runoff
Module 31 - Ecological Footprints
Module 32 - Introduction to Sustainability
Module 33 - Integrated Pest Management and Sustainable Agriculture
Module 34 - Aquaculture and Sustainable Forestry
Unit 5 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 5: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam
Unit 6 - Energy Resources and Consumption
Module 35 - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources and the Global Energy
Consumption
Module 36 - Fuel Types and Uses
Module 37 - Distribution of Natural Energy Resources: Fossil Fuels
Module 38 - Nuclear Power
Module 39 - Biomass and Solar Energies, and Hydroelectric Power
Module 40 - Geothermal Energy and Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Module 41 - Wind Energy and Energy Conservation
Unit 6 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 6: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam
Unit 7 - Atmospheric Pollution
Module 42 - Introduction to Air Pollution
Module 43 - Photochemical Smog, Thermal Inversion, Atmospheric CO2 and
Particulates
Module 44 - Indoor Air Pollutants
Module 45 - Reduction of Air Pollutants
Module 46 - Acid Rain and Noise Pollution
Unit 7 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 7: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam
Unit 8 - Aquatic & Terrestrial Pollution
Module 47 - Sources of Pollution, Human Impacts on Ecosystems, and
Endocrine Disruptors
Module 48 - Human Impacts on Wetlands and Mangroves, Eutrophication,
and Thermal Pollution
Module 49 - Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Bioaccumulation, and
Biomagnification
Module 50 - Solid Waste Disposal
Module 51 - Waste Reduction Methods
Module 52 - Sewage Treatment
Module 53 - Lethal Dose 50% (LD50) and Dose Response Curves
Module 54 - Pollution, Human Health, Pathogens, and Infectious Diseases
Unit 8 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 8: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam
Unit 9 - Global Change
Module 55 - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and its Reduction
Module 56 - The Greenhouse Effect
Module 57 - Increases in the Greenhouse Gases Global Climate Change
Module 58 - Ocean Warming and Ocean Acidification
Module 59 - Invasive Species, Endangered Species, and Human Impacts on
Biodiversity
Unit 9 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 9: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam