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Acknowledgments |
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Introduction: The Five-Step Program |
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Step 1 Set Up Your Study Program |
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1 How to Approach the AP Environmental Science Exam |
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Background of the Advanced Placement Program |
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Who Writes the AP Environmental Science Exam? |
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Who Takes the AP Environmental Science Exam? |
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Topics and Grading on the AP Environmental Science Exam |
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The Night Before the Exam |
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Preparing for the AP Environmental Science Exam |
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Step 2 Determine Your Test Readiness |
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Diagnostic Example: AP Environmental Science Answer Sheet |
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Diagnostic Exam: AP Environmental Science |
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Step 3 Develop Strategies for Success |
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4 Approaching Each Question Type |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Step 4 Discover/Review to Score High |
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Investigating Our Environment |
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Free-Response Answers and Explanations |
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6 Atmospheric Composition |
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7 Global Water Resources and Use |
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Stratigraphic Classification |
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9 Ecosystem Structure, Diversity, and Change |
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10 Natural Cycles and Energy Flow |
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Food Chains, Webs, and Trophic Levels |
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Mineral Cycles: Phosphorus and Sulfur |
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11 Population Biology and Dynamics |
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Internal Population Factors and Life Span |
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Impacts of Population Growth |
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12 Agriculture and Aquaculture |
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Nonnative (Alien) Species |
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13 Forestry and Rangelands |
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Nature Parks and Preserves |
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15 Energy Consumption, Conservation, and Fossil Fuels |
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17 Alternative and Renewable Energies |
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Renewable Energy Certificates |
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Oil Slicks, Radioactivity, and Thermal Problems |
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19 Global Change and Economics |
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Greenhouse Gas Inventories |
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Step 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence |
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Sample Exam 1 Multiple Choice Questions Answer Sheet |
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Sample Exam 1 Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Sample Exam 2 Free-Response Questions |
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Appendixes |
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Units and Conversion Factors |
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