K12ae Exploring Environmental Science For Ap Update 1st Edition

Table of Contents

1. Brief Contents
2. Contents
3. Preface
4. Learning Skills
5. AP Topics Correlation (Updated 2019)
6. Preparing for the AP Environmental Science Exam
7. Taking the AP Environmental Science Exam
8. About the Authors
9. From the Authors
10. Unit 1: Introduction to Environmental Science
11. Chapter 1: The Environment and Sustainability
12. 1.1 What Are Some Key Principles of Sustainability?
13. 1.2 How Are Our Ecological Footprints Affecting the Earth?
14. 1.3 Why Do We Have Environmental Problems?
15. 1.4 What Is the Role of Economics?
16. 1.5 What Is the Role of Government?
17. 1.6 What Is an Environmentally Sustainable Society?
18. Chapter 1 Glossary
19. Chapter Review
20. AP Review Questions
21. Critical Thinking
22. Ecological Footprint Analysis
23. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
24. Chapter 2: Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems
25. 2.1 What Do Scientists Do?
26. 2.2 What Is Matter and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?
27. 2.3 What Is Energy and What Happens When It Undergoes Change?
28. 2.4 What Are Systems and How Do They Respond to Change?
29. Chapter 2 Glossary
30. Chapter Review
31. AP Review Questions
32. Critical Thinking
33. Data Analysis
34. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
35. AP Review Questions for Unit 1
36. Unit 2: Ecological Principles and Human Population Growth
37. Chapter 3: Ecosystems: What Are They and How Do They Work?
38. 3.1 How Does the Earth’s Life-Support System Work?
39. 3.2 What Are the Major Components of an Ecosystem?
40. 3.3 What Happens to Energy in an Ecosystem?
41. 3.4 What Happens to Matter in an Ecosystem?
42. 3.5 How Do Scientists Study Ecosystems?
43. Chapter 3 Glossary
44. Chapter Review
45. AP Review Questions
46. AP Free-Response Practice
47. Critical Thinking
48. Data Analysis
49. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
50. Chapter 4: Biodiversity and Evolution
51. 4.1 What Are the Major Types of Life on Earth?
52. 4.2 What Is Biodiversity and Why Is It Important?
53. 4.3 What Roles Do Species Play in Ecosystems?
54. 4.4 How Does the Earth’s Life Change over Time?
55. 4.5 What Factors Affect Biodiversity?
56. Chapter 4 Glossary
57. Chapter Review
58. AP Review Questions
59. AP Free-Response Practice
60. Critical Thinking
61. Data Analysis
62. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
63. Chapter 5: Climate and Terrestrial Biodiversity
64. 5.1 What Factors Influence Weather?
65. 5.2 What Factors Influence Climate?
66. 5.3 How Does Climate Affect the Nature and Location of Biomes?
67. Chapter 5 Glossary
68. Chapter Review
69. AP Review Questions
70. AP Free-Response Practice
71. Critical Thinking
72. Data Analysis
73. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
74. Chapter 6: Aquatic Biodiversity
75. 6.1 What Is the General Nature of Aquatic Systems?
76. 6.2 Why Are Marine Aquatic Systems Important?
77. 6.3 How Have Human Activities Affected Marine Ecosystems?
78. 6.4 Why Are Freshwater Ecosystems Important?
79. 6.5 How Have Human Activities Affected Freshwater Ecosystems?
80. Chapter 6 Glossary
81. Chapter Review
82. AP Review Questions
83. AP Free-Response Practice
84. Critical Thinking
85. Data Analysis
86. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
87. Chapter 7: Species Interactions, Ecological Succession, and Population Control
88. 7.1 How Do Species Interact?
89. 7.2 How Do Communities and Ecosystems Respond to Changing Environmental Conditions?
90. 7.3 What Limits the Growth of Populations?
91. Chapter 7 Glossary
92. Chapter Review
93. AP Review Questions
94. AP Free-Response Practice
95. Critical Thinking
96. Data Analysis
97. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
98. Chapter 8: The Human Population
99. 8.1 How Many People Can the Earth Support?
100. 8.2 What Factors Influence the Size of the Human Population?
101. 8.3 How Does a Population’s Age Structure Affect Its Growth or Decline?
102. 8.4 How Can We Slow Human Population Growth?
103. Chapter 8 Glossary
104. Chapter Review
105. AP Review Questions
106. AP Free-Response Practice
107. Critical Thinking
108. Data Analysis
109. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
110. AP Review Questions for Unit 2
111. Unit 3: Earth’s Resources and Land Use
112. Chapter 9: Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species and Ecosystem Services
113. 9.1 What Role Do Humans Play in the Loss of Species and Ecosystem Services?
114. 9.2 Why Should We Try to Sustain Wild Species and the Ecosystem Services They Provide?
115. 9.3 How Do Humans Accelerate Species Extinction and Degradation of Ecosystem Services?
116. 9.4 How Can We Sustain Wild Species and the Ecosystem Services They Provide?
117. Chapter 9 Glossary
118. Chapter Review
119. AP Review Questions
120. AP Free-Response Practice
121. Critical Thinking
122. Data Analysis
123. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
124. Chapter 10: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Forests, Public Lands, Grasslands, Wetlands, and Ci
125. 10.1 How Should We Manage and Sustain Forests and Public Lands?
126. 10.2 How Can We Manage and Sustain Grasslands?
127. 10.3 How Can We Manage and Sustain Wetlands?
128. 10.4 How Can We Sustain Terrestrial Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services?
129. 10.5 How Can Cities Become More Sustainable and Livable?
130. Chapter 10 Glossary
131. Chapter Review
132. AP Review Questions
133. AP Free-Response Practice
134. Critical Thinking
135. Ecological Footprint Analysis
136. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
137. Chapter 11: Geology, Soil, and Mineral Resources
138. 11.1 What Are the Earth’s Major Geological Processes and What Are Mineral Resources?
139. 11.2 What Processes Lead to Soil Formation?
140. 11.3 How Long Might Supplies of Nonrenewable Mineral Resources Last?
141. 11.4 What Are the Environmental Effects of Using Nonrenewable Mineral Resources?
142. 11.5 How Can We Use Mineral Resources More Sustainably?
143. 11.6 What Are the Earth’s Major Geological Hazards?
144. Chapter 11 Glossary
145. Chapter Review
146. AP Review Questions
147. AP Free-Response Practice
148. Critical Thinking
149. Data Analysis
150. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
151. Chapter 12: Food Production and the Environment
152. 12.1 Why Is Good Nutrition Important?
153. 12.2 How Is Food Produced?
154. 12.3 What Are the Environmental Effects of Industrialized Food Production?
155. 12.4 How Can We Protect Crops from Pests More Sustainably?
156. 12.5 How Can We Produce Food More Sustainably?
157. 12.6 How Can We Improve Food Security?
158. Chapter 12 Glossary
159. Chapter Review
160. AP Review Questions
161. AP Free-Response Practice
162. Critical Thinking
163. Ecological Footprint Analysis
164. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
165. Chapter 13: Water Resources
166. 13.1 Will We Have Enough Usable Water?
167. 13.2 Is Groundwater a Sustainable Resource?
168. 13.3 How Can We Increase Freshwater Supplies?
169. 13.4 Can Water Transfers Expand Water Supplies?
170. 13.5 How Can We Use Freshwater More Sustainably?
171. 13.6 How Can We Reduce the Threat of Flooding?
172. Chapter 13 Glossary
173. Chapter Review
174. AP Review Questions
175. AP Free-Response Practice
176. Critical Thinking
177. Ecological Footprint Analysis
178. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
179. AP Review Questions for Unit 3
180. Unit 4: Energy
181. Chapter 14: Nonrenewable Energy
182. 14.1 What Types of Energy Resources Do We Use?
183. 14.2 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Oil?
184. 14.3 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Natural Gas?
185. 14.4 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Coal?
186. 14.5 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Nuclear Power?
187. Chapter 14 Glossary
188. Chapter Review
189. AP Review Questions
190. AP Free-Response Practice
191. Critical Thinking
192. Data Analysis
193. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
194. Chapter 15: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
195. 15.1 Why Do We Need a New Energy Transition?
196. 15.2 Why Is Improving Energy Efficiency and Reducing Energy Waste an Important Energy Resource?
197. 15.3 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Solar Energy?
198. 15.4 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Wind Power?
199. 15.5 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Geothermal Energy?
200. 15.6 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Biomass as an Energy Source?
201. 15.7 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Hydropower?
202. 15.8 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Hydrogen as an Energy Source?
203. 15.9 How Can We Make the Transition to a More Sustainable Energy Future?
204. Chapter 15 Glossary
205. Chapter Review
206. AP Review Questions
207. AP Free-Response Practice
208. Critical Thinking
209. Data Analysis
210. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
211. AP Review Questions for Unit 4
212. Unit 5: Pollution and Global Change
213. Chapter 16: Environmental Hazards and Human Health
214. 16.1 What Major Health Hazards Do We Face?
215. 16.2 How Do Biological Hazards Threaten Human Health?
216. 16.3 How Do Chemical Hazards Threaten Human Health?
217. 16.4 How Can We Evaluate Risks from Chemical Hazards?
218. 16.5 How Do We Perceive and Avoid Risks?
219. Chapter 16 Glossary
220. Chapter Review
221. AP Review Questions
222. AP Free-Response Practice
223. Critical Thinking
224. Data Analysis
225. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
226. Chapter 17: Water Pollution
227. 17.1 What Are the Causes and Effects of Water Pollution?
228. 17.2 What Are the Major Pollution Problems in Streams and Lakes?
229. 17.3 What Are the Major Groundwater Pollution Problems?
230. 17.4 What Are the Major Ocean Pollution Problems?
231. 17.5 How Can We Deal with Water Pollution?
232. Chapter 17 Glossary
233. Chapter Review
234. AP Review Questions
235. AP Free-Response Practice
236. Critical Thinking
237. Data Analysis
238. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
239. Chapter 18: Solid and Hazardous Waste
240. 18.1 What Environmental Problems Are Related to Solid and Hazardous Wastes?
241. 18.2 How Should We Deal with Solid Waste?
242. 18.3 Why Are Refusing, Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling So Important?
243. 18.4 What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Burning or Burying Solid Waste?
244. 18.5 How Should We Deal with Hazardous Waste?
245. 18.6 How Can We Shift to a Low-Waste Economy?
246. Chapter 18 Glossary
247. Chapter Review
248. AP Review Questions
249. AP Free-Response Practice
250. Critical Thinking
251. Ecological Footprint Analysis
252. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
253. Chapter 19: Air Pollution and Ozone Depletion
254. 19.1 What Is the Nature of the Atmosphere?
255. 19.2 What Are the Major Outdoor Air Pollution Problems?
256. 19.3 What Is Acid Deposition and Why Is It a Problem?
257. 19.4 What Are the Major Indoor Air Pollution Problems?
258. 19.5 What Are the Health Effects of Air Pollution?
259. 19.6 How Should We Deal with Air Pollution?
260. 19.7 How Have We Depleted Ozone in the Stratosphere and What Can We Do about It?
261. Chapter 19 Glossary
262. Chapter Review
263. AP Review Questions
264. AP Free-Response Practice
265. Critical Thinking
266. Data Analysis
267. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
268. Chapter 20: Climate Change
269. 20.1 How and Why Is the Earth’s Climate Changing?
270. 20.2 What Are the Likely Effects of a Warmer Atmosphere?
271. 20.3 How Can We Slow Climate Change?
272. 20.4 How Can We Adapt to Climate Change?
273. Chapter 20 Glossary
274. Chapter Review
275. AP Review Questions
276. AP Free-Response Practice
277. Critical Thinking
278. Ecological Footprint Analysis
279. Answers to Checkpoints for Understanding
280. AP Review Questions for Unit 5
281. Postscript: How Can We Live More Sustainably?
282. Supplement 1: Measurement Units and Unit Conversions
283. Supplement 2: Reading Graphs and Maps
284. Supplement 3: Periodic Table of Elements
285. Supplement 4: Geologic and Biological Time Scale
286. Supplement 5: Maps and Map Analysis
287. AP Practice Exam
288. Glossary
289. Index