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Part I Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score 1
Preview: Your Knowledge, Your Expectations 2
Your Guide to Using This Book 2
How to Begin 3
Part II Practice Test 1 7
Practice Test 1 9
Practice Test 1: Diagnostic Answer Key and Explanations 35
How to Score Practice Test 1 39
Part III About the AP Environmental Science Exam 59
The Structure of the AP Environmental Science Exam 60
How the AP Environmental Science Exam Is Scored 63
Overview of Course Units 66
How AP Exams Are Used 68
Other Resources 68
Designing Your Study Plan 69
Part IV Test-Taking Strategies for the AP Environmental Science Exam 71
1 How to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions 73
2 How to Approach Free-Response Questions 81
3 Using Time Effectively to Maximize Points 87
Part V Content Review for the AP Environmental Science Exam 91
4 Units 1 and 2: The Living World: Ecosystems and Biodiversity 93
Ecosystems 94
Evolution 94
The World's Ecosystems 98
Cycles in Nature 104
Food Chains and Food Webs 110
Biodiversity 115
Ecosystem Services 116
Chapter 4 Key Terms 119
Chapter 4 Drill 121
5 Unit 3: Populations 127
Terms Used to Describe Populations 128
Population Growth 129
Human Populations 136
The Impact of Humans on Human Populations 143
Chapter 5 Key Terms 147
Chapter 5 Drill 148
6 Unit 4: Earth Systems and Resources 153
Welcome to Planet Earth 155
Soil 162
The Atmosphere 168
The Hydrosphere 179
Chapter 6 Key Terms 181
Chapter 6 Drill 183
7 Unit 5: Land and Water Use 187
Share and Share Alike? 188
Agriculture 189
Forest Resources 197
Water Use 200
Ocean Resources 203
Mining 205
Housing and Community 206
Economics and Resource Utilization 210
The Importance of Being Sustainable 211
Chapter7 Key Terms 212
Chapter 7 Drill 213
8 Unit 6: Energy Resources and Consumption 219
Units of Energy 220
Nonrenewable Energy 221
Renewable Energy 229
Energy Conservation: A Final Note 235
Chapter 8 Key Terms 237
Chapter 8 Drill 238
9 Units 7 and 8: Pollution 243
Toxicity and Health 244
Air Pollution 247
Thermal Pollution 255
Water Pollution 257
Solid Waste (Garbage) 265
Hazardous Waste 268
Noise Pollution 271
Chapter 9 Key Terms 272
Chapter 9 Drill 274
10 Unit 9: Global Change 281
The Greenhouse Effect 282
Climate Change 283
Human Impacts on Biodiversity 288
What Can We Do About It? 291
Avenues to Environmental Progress 299
Chapter 10 Key Terms 302
Chapter 10 Drill 303
11 AP Environmental Science in the Lab 307
A Sample Free-Response Question Involving a Lab 310
Some Common AP Environmental Science Labs 313
12 Glossary 319
13 Chapter Drills: Answers and Explanations 353
Part VI Practice Tests 373
Practice Test 2 375
Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations 393
Practice Test 3 413
Practice Test 3: Answers and Explanations 433
