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Williams, Linda. 5 Steps to a 5 AP Environmental Science, 2014-2015 Edition. US: McGraw-Hill, 2013.

5 Steps to a 5 AP Environmental Science, 2014-2015 Edition

Authors: Linda Williams

Published:  July 2013

eISBN: 9780071802871 0071802878 | ISBN: 9780071802604
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  • Cover
  • About the Author
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • 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 Example: 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 Questions
  • Free-Response Answers and Explanations
  • Rapid Review
  • 7 Global Water Resources and Use
  • Global Water
  • The Water Cycle
  • Water Consumption
  • 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 Questions
  • Free-Response Answers 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 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 Questions
  • Free-Response Answers 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 Questions
  • Free-Response Answers 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Sample Exam 1—Multiple Choice Questions Answer Sheet
  • Sample Exam 1—Multiple-Choice Questions
  • Sample Exam 2—Free-Response Questions
  • Sample Exam 1—Answers
  • Sample Exam 2—Answers
  • Appendixes
  • Units and Conversion Factors
  • Acronyms
  • Bibliography
  • Websites