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College Board AP® Topic Outline | Friedland and Relyea: Environmental Science for AP® |
I. Earth Systems and Resources (10 –15%) | |
A. Earth Science Concepts | Chapter 1 Studying the State of Our Earth |
Chapter 2 Environmental Systems | |
B. The Atmosphere | Chapter 3 Ecosystem Ecology |
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%) | |
A. Ecosystem Structure | Chapter 3 Ecosystem Ecology |
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 |
Chapter 5 Evolution of Biodiversity | |
E. Natural Biogeochemical Cycles | Chapter 3 Ecosystem Ecology |
Chapter 4 Global Climates and Biomes | |
III. Population (10 –15%) | |
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%) | |
A. Agriculture | Chapter 10 Land, Public and Private |
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%) | |
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%) | |
A. Pollution Types | Chapter 14 Water Pollution |
Chapter 15 Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion | |
Chapter 16 Waste Generation and Waste Disposal | |
B. Impacts on the Environment and Human Health | Chapter 14 Water Pollution |
Chapter 15 Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion | |
Chapter 16 Waste Generation and Waste Disposal | |
Chapter 17 Human Health and Environmental Risks | |
C. Economic Impacts | Chapter 14 Water Pollution |
Chapter 15 Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion | |
Chapter 16 Waste Generation and Waste Disposal | |
VII. Global Change (10–15%) | |
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 |
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