| College Board AP® Topic Outline |
Friedland and Relyea: Environmental Science for AP® |
| I. Earth Systems and Resources (10 –15%) |
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| A. Earth Science Concepts |
Chapter 1 Studying the State of Our Earth |
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Chapter 2 Environmental Systems |
| B. The Atmosphere |
Chapter 3 Ecosystem Ecology |
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Chapter 4 Global Climates and Biomes |
| C. Global Water Resources and Use |
Chapter 9 Water Resources |
| D. Soil and Soil Dynamics |
Chapter 8 Earth Systems |
| II. The Living World (10 –15%) |
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| A. Ecosystem Structure |
Chapter 3 Ecosystem Ecology |
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Chapter 5 Evolution of Biodiversity |
| B. Energy Flow |
Chapter 3 Ecosystem Ecology |
| C. Ecosystem Diversity |
Chapter 6 Population and Community Ecology |
| D. Natural Ecosystem Change |
Chapter 3 Ecosystem Ecology |
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Chapter 5 Evolution of Biodiversity |
| E. Natural Biogeochemical Cycles |
Chapter 3 Ecosystem Ecology |
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Chapter 4 Global Climates and Biomes |
| III. Population (10 –15%) |
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| A. Population Biology Concepts |
Chapter 6 Population and Community Ecology |
| B. Human Population |
Chapter 7 The Human Population |
| IV. Land and Water Use (10 –15%) |
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| A. Agriculture |
Chapter 10 Land, Public and Private |
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Chapter 11 Feeding the World |
| B. Forestry |
Chapter 10 Land, Public and Private |
| C. Rangelands |
Chapter 10 Land, Public and Private |
| D. Other Land Use |
Chapter 10 Land, Public and Private |
| E. Mining |
Chapter 8 Earth Systems |
| F. Fishing |
Chapter 11 Feeding the World |
| G. Global Economics |
Chapter 20 Sustainability, Economics, and Equity |
| V. Energy Resources and Consumption (10 –15%) |
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| A. Energy Concepts |
Chapter 12 Nonrenewable Energy Sources |
| B. Energy Consumption |
Chapter 12 Nonrenewable Energy Sources |
| C. Fossil Fuel Resources and Use |
Chapter 12 Nonrenewable Energy Sources |
| D. Nuclear Energy |
Chapter 12 Nonrenewable Energy Sources |
| E. Hydroelectric Power |
Chapter 12 Nonrenewable Energy Sources |
| F. Energy Conservation |
Chapter 13 Achieving Energy Sustainability |
| G. Renewable Energy |
Chapter 13 Achieving Energy Sustainability |
| VI. Pollution (25 –30%) |
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| A. Pollution Types |
Chapter 14 Water Pollution |
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Chapter 15 Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion |
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Chapter 16 Waste Generation and Waste Disposal |
| B. Impacts on the Environment and Human Health |
Chapter 14 Water Pollution |
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Chapter 15 Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion |
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Chapter 16 Waste Generation and Waste Disposal |
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Chapter 17 Human Health and Environmental Risks |
| C. Economic Impacts |
Chapter 14 Water Pollution |
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Chapter 15 Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion |
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Chapter 16 Waste Generation and Waste Disposal |
| VII. Global Change (10–15%) |
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| A. Stratospheric Ozone |
Chapter 15 Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion |
| B. Global Warming |
Chapter 19 Global Change |
| C. Loss of Biodiversity |
Chapter 18 Conservation of Biodiversity |
