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  • Izdevniecība: McGraw Hill Higher Education
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  • ISBN-13: 9781259586736
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  • Formāts: Paperback / softback, 304 pages, height x width x depth: 274x216x14 mm, weight: 492 g, Illustrations
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Get ready for your AP Environmental Science exam with this straightforward, easy-to-follow study guide


The wildly popular test prep guide— updated and enhanced for smartphone users—5 Steps to a 5: APEnvironmental Science 2017 provides a proven strategy to achieving high scores on this demanding Advanced Placement exam.

 

This logical and easy-to-follow instructional guide introduces an effective 5-step study plan to help students build the skills, knowledge, and test-taking confidence they need to reach their full potential. The book helps students master both multiple-choice and free-response questions and offers comprehensive answer explanations and sample responses. Written by an a former lead scientist and technical writer forNASA, McDonnell Douglas, Wyle Labs, and Rice University, this insider’s guide reflects the latest course syllabus and includes2 full-length practice exams, plus the most up-to-date scoring information.


The 5 Steps to a 5: AP Environmental Science2017 effective 5-step plan breaks down test preparation into stages: 1. Set Up Your Study Program 2. Determine Your Test Readiness 3. Develop Strategies for Success 4. Develop the Knowledge You Need to Score High 5. Build Your Test-Taking Confidence.

 

  • 2 full-length practice exams
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Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction: The Five-Step Program xvii
Step 1 Set Up Your Study Program 1(10)
1 How to Approach the AP Environmental Science Exam
3(4)
Background of the Advanced Placement Program
4(1)
Who Writes the AP Environmental Science Exam?
4(1)
Who Takes the AP Environmental Science Exam?
4(1)
Topics and Grading on the AP Environmental Science Exam
4(2)
The Night Before the Exam
6(1)
The Exam
6(1)
2 Planning Your Time
7(4)
Preparing for the AP Environmental Science Exam
7(1)
If You Get Stuck
8(3)
Step 2 Determine Your Test Readiness 11(16)
3 Take a Diagnostic Exam
13(14)
Diagnostic Example: AP Environmental Science Answer Sheet
15(2)
Diagnostic Exam: AP Environmental Science
17(6)
Answers and Explanations
23(2)
Scoring
25(2)
Step 3 Develop Strategies for Success 27(8)
4 Approaching Each Question Type
29(6)
Multiple-Choice Questions
29(3)
Free-Response Questions
32(3)
Step 4 Discover/Review to Score High 35(216)
5 Earth Science Concepts
37(19)
Investigating Our Environment
37(1)
Geological Time
37(2)
Relative Time
39(1)
Continental Plates
40(3)
Faults
43(1)
Earthquakes
44(4)
Volcanoes
48(3)
Review Questions
51(2)
Answers and Explanations
53(1)
Free-Response Questions
53(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
54(1)
Rapid Review
54(2)
6 Atmospheric Composition
56(13)
Composition
56(1)
Atmospheric Layers
57(2)
Seasons
59(1)
Coriolis Effect
59(2)
Air Pressure
61(1)
Relative Humidity
61(1)
Tornadoes
62(1)
Hurricanes
63(2)
Review Questions
65(2)
Answers and Explanations
67(1)
Free-Response Questions
67(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
68(1)
Rapid Review
68(1)
7 Global Water Resources and Use
69(13)
Global Water
69(1)
The Water Cycle
70(3)
Water Consumption
73(3)
Science Community
76(1)
Population Impact
76(1)
Review Questions
77(2)
Answers and Explanations
79(1)
Free-Response Questions
79(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
80(1)
Rapid Review
80(2)
8 Soil and Soil Dynamics
82(16)
Stratigraphic Classification
82(2)
Igneous Rock
84(1)
Sedimentary Rock
84(3)
Metamorphism
87(1)
Rock Cycle
87(1)
Physical Weathering
88(1)
Joints
89(2)
Soil Erosion
91(3)
Review Questions
94(2)
Answers and Explanations
96(1)
Free-Response Questions
96(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
97(1)
Rapid Review
97(1)
9 Ecosystem Structure, Diversity, and Change
98(17)
Biological Populations
98(2)
Climate Change
100(1)
Biosphere
100(1)
Biodiversity
100(1)
Species Evolution
101(2)
Ecological Succession
103(1)
Habitat
103(3)
Hotspots
106(2)
Remote Sensing
108(2)
Review Questions
110(2)
Answers and Explanations
112(1)
Free-Response Question
112(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
112(1)
Rapid Review
113(2)
10 Natural Cycles and Energy Flow
115(17)
Geochemical Cycle
115(1)
Conservation of Matter
115(1)
Residence Time
116(1)
Carbon
116(4)
Calcium
120(1)
Nitrogen
121(1)
Food Chains, Webs, and Trophic Levels
122(1)
Mineral Cycles: Phosphorus and Sulfur
123(1)
Hydrologic Cycle
123(4)
Review Questions
127(2)
Answers and Explanations
129(1)
Free-Response Questions
129(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
130(1)
Rapid Review
130(2)
11 Population Biology and Dynamics
132(13)
Populations
132(1)
Internal Population Factors and Life Span
133(1)
Exponential Growth
134(1)
Carrying Capacity
134(1)
Population Growth
135(1)
Human Population Change
135(1)
Age-Structure Diagrams
136(1)
Population Density
137(1)
Species Adaptation
137(1)
Conservation Biology
138(1)
Impacts of Population Growth
139(1)
Review Questions
140(2)
Answers and Explanations
142(1)
Free-Response Questions
142(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
143(1)
Rapid Review
143(2)
12 Agriculture and Aquaculture
145(11)
Human Nutrition
145(1)
Agriculture
146(1)
Pest Control
147(3)
Marine Resources
150(1)
Nonnative (Alien) Species
150(1)
Aquaculture
151(1)
Review Questions
152(2)
Answers and Explanations
154(1)
Free-Response Questions
154(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
154(1)
Rapid Review
155(1)
13 Forestry and Rangelands
156(13)
Forests
156(4)
Rangelands
160(1)
Deserts
160(4)
Review Questions
164(2)
Answers and Explanations
166(1)
Free-Response Questions
166(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
167(1)
Rapid Review
167(2)
14 Land Use
169(14)
Land Use
169(1)
Urban Growth Factors
170(1)
Urban Problems
170(1)
Water
171(1)
Ecological Footprint
171(1)
Loss of Coastal Habitat
172(1)
Public and Federal Lands
172(1)
Communal Property
173(1)
Forests
173(1)
Nature Parks and Preserves
174(1)
Conservation Methods
175(1)
Mining
176(2)
Review Questions
178(2)
Answers and Explanations
180(1)
Free-Response Questions
180(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
181(1)
Rapid Review
181(2)
15 Energy Consumption, Conservation, and Fossil Fuels
183(11)
Energy
183(1)
Fossil Fuels
184(2)
Oil
186(1)
Coal
187(2)
Review Questions
189(2)
Answers and Explanations
191(1)
Free-Response Questions
191(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
192(1)
Rapid Review
192(2)
16 Nuclear Energy
194(11)
Nuclear Energy
194(3)
Radioactivity
197(1)
Nuclear Disadvantages
198(1)
Regulations
199(1)
Review Questions
200(2)
Answers and Explanations
202(1)
Free-Response Questions
202(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
203(1)
Rapid Review
203(2)
17 Alternative and Renewable Energies
205(15)
Clean Fuels
205(2)
Solar Energy
207(2)
Wind Energy
209(2)
Hydroelectric Power
211(2)
Geothermal Energy
213(1)
Ocean Tidal Energy
214(1)
Hydrogen Cells
214(1)
Renewable Energy Certificates
214(1)
Review Questions
215(2)
Answers and Explanations
217(1)
Free-Response Questions
217(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
218(1)
Rapid Review
219(1)
18 Pollution Types
220(17)
Atmosphere
220(1)
Air Pollution
221(1)
Water
222(6)
Acid Rain
228(1)
Oil Slicks, Radioactivity, and Thermal Problems
229(1)
Noise Pollution
230(1)
Looking to the Future
230(1)
Green Taxes
231(1)
Review Questions
232(2)
Answers and Explanations
234(1)
Free-Response Questions
234(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
235(1)
Rapid Review
235(2)
19 Global Change and Economics
237(14)
Greenhouse Effect
237(4)
Carbon
241(1)
Greenhouse Gas Inventories
242(1)
Ozone
243(1)
Climate Change
244(1)
Global Economics
245(1)
Review Questions
246(2)
Answers and Explanations
248(1)
Free-Response Questions
248(1)
Free-Response Answers and Explanations
249(1)
Rapid Review
249(2)
Step 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence 251(20)
Sample Exam 1 Multiple Choice Questions Answer Sheet
253(2)
Sample Exam 1 Multiple-Choice Questions
255(9)
Sample Exam 2 Free-Response Questions
264(2)
Sample Exam 1 Answers
266(3)
Sample Exam 2 Answers
269(2)
Appendixes 271
Units and Conversion Factors
273(3)
Acronyms
276(6)
Bibliography
282(1)
Websites
283
Linda Williams (Little Rock, AR) is a former lead scientist and technical writer for NASA, McDonnell Douglas, Wyle Labs, and Rice University. She is the author of Chemistry Demystified, Earth Science Demystified, and Environmental Science Demystified.