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THETRUSTEDNAMEINTESTPREPEnvitalSci5full-lengthpracticetestswithdetailedanswerexplanationsOnlinepracticewithatimedtestoptionandscoringComprehensivereviewandpracticeforalltopicsontheexamExperttipsplusBarron's“Essential5”thingsyouneedtoknowYONLINEPRACTICEGaryS.Thorpe,M.S.AP®saregisteredtrademarkoftheCollegeBoard,whichwasnotinvolved

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AcknowledgmentsIwouldliketothankmywife,Patti,forherunderstandingandpatience;BrianPalmofCatholicMemorialHighSchoolinRoxbury,Massachusetts,forhishelpinwritingmanyofthefree-responsequestions;andJenniferGoodenough,AlisonMaresca,andtherestofthestaffatBarron’sEducationalSeries(adivisionofKaplanLearningandSimonandSchuster)fortheiradviceandsupportovertheyears.

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©Copyright2022,2020,2017,2015,2013,2011,2009,2007byKaplan,Inc.,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesPreviousedition©copyright2002underthetitleHowtoPreparefortheAPEnvironmentalScienceExambyKaplan,Inc.,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeriesAllrightsreservedunderInternationalandPan-AmericanCopyrightConventions.Bypaymentoftherequiredfees,youhavebeengrantedthenon-exclusive,non-transferablerighttoaccessandreadthetextofthiseBookonscreen.Nopartofthistextmaybereproduced,transmitted,downloaded,decompiled,reverseengineered,orstoredinorintroducedintoanyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,inanyformorbyanymeans,whetherelectronicormechanical,nowknownorhereinafterinvented,withouttheexpresswrittenpermissionofthepublisher.PublishedbyKaplan,Inc.,d/b/aBarron’sEducationalSeries1515WestCypressCreekRoadFortLauderdale,FL.33309www.barronseduc.comISBN:978-1-5062-7970-110987654321+StudyXY

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AbouttheAuthorGaryS.ThorpetaughtA.P.ChemistryatBeverlyHillsHighSchoolandEnvironmentalScienceatvariouscollegesinLosAngelesfor33years.Inhis“sparetime,”GarywasareserveLosAngelesPoliceDepartmentpatrolofficerfor28years.GarylivesinLosAngelesandIdyllwild,California,withhiswife,Patti.GaryandPattihavetwodaughters:Lt.CommanderErinThorpe,U.S.Navy,andKrisThorpe,aU.S.—foreigngovernmentcontractmanager.

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TableofContentsHowtoUseThisBookBarron’sEssential5QuestionsCommonlyAskedAbouttheAPESExam1TheLivingWorld:Ecosystems1.1IntroductiontoEcosystems1.2TerrestrialBiomes1.3AquaticBiomes1.4TheCarbonCycle1.5TheNitrogenCycle1.6ThePhosphorusCycle1.7TheHydrologic(Water)Cycle1.8PrimaryProductivity1.9TrophicLevels1.10EnergyFlowandthe10%Rule1.11FoodChainsandFoodWebsPracticeQuestionsAnswerExplanations2TheLivingWorld:Biodiversity2.1IntroductiontoBiodiversity2.2EcosystemServices2.3IslandBiogeography2.4EcologicalTolerance2.5NaturalDisruptionstoEcosystems2.6Adaptations2.7EcologicalSuccessionPracticeQuestions

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AnswerExplanations3Populations3.1GeneralistandSpecialistSpecies3.2K-Selectedandr-SelectedSpecies3.3SurvivorshipCurves3.4CarryingCapacity3.5PopulationGrowthandResourceAvailability3.6Age-StructureDiagrams3.7TotalFertilityRate3.8HumanPopulationDynamics3.9DemographicTransitionPracticeQuestionsAnswerExplanations4EarthSystemsandResources4.1PlateTectonics4.2SoilFormationandErosion4.3SoilCompositionandProperties4.4Earth’sAtmosphere4.5GlobalWindPatterns4.6Watershed4.7SolarRadiationandEarth’sSeasons4.8Earth’sGeographyandClimate4.9ElNifioandLaNifiaPracticeQuestionsAnswerExplanations5LandandWaterUse5.1“TheTragedyoftheCommons”5.2Clear-Cutting5.3TheAgriculturalandGreenRevolutions5.4ImpactsofAgriculturalPractices5.5IrrigationMethods

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5.6Pest-ControlMethods5.7MeatProductionMethods5.8ImpactsofOverfishing5.9ImpactsofMining5.10ImpactsofUrbanization5.11UrbanRunoffandMethodstoReduceIt5.12EcologicalFootprints5.13IntroductiontoSustainability5.14SustainableAgriculturePracticeQuestionsAnswerExplanations6EnergyResourcesandConsumption6.1RenewableandNonrenewableResources6.2GlobalEnergyConsumption6.3FuelTypesandUses6.4DistributionofRenewableEnergyResources6.5FossilFuels6.6NuclearPower6.7EnergyfromBiomass6.8SolarEnergy6.9HydroelectricPower6.10GeothermalEnergy6.11HydrogenFuelCells6.12WindEnergy6.13EnergyConservationPracticeQuestionsAnswerExplanations7AtmosphericPollution7.1IntroductiontoAirPollution7.2AtmosphericCO;andParticulates7.3PhotochemicalSmog7.4Thermal(Temperature)Inversion

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7.5Outdoorvs.IndoorAirPollutants7.6ReductionofAirPollutants7.7AcidRain(Deposition)7.8NoisePollutionPracticeQuestionsAnswerExplanations8AquaticandTerrestrialPollution8.1SourcesofPollution8.2HumanImpactsonEcosystems8.3PersistentOrganicPollutants(POPs)8.4EndocrineDisruptors8.5HumanImpactsonWetlandsandMangroves8.6EvenMoreonThermalPollution8.7BioaccumulationandBiomagnification8.8SolidWasteDisposal8.9WasteReductionMethods8.10SewageTreatment8.11LethalDose50%(LDs5)8.12Dose-ResponseCurve8.13PollutionandHumanHealth8.14PathogensandInfectiousDiseasesPracticeQuestionsAnswerExplanations9GlobalChange9.1StratosphericOzoneDepletion9.2ReducingOzoneDepletion9.3TheGreenhouseEffect9.4IncreasesinGreenhouseGases9.5GlobalClimateChange9.6OceanWarming9.7OceanAcidification9.8BiodiversityandInvasiveSpecies

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9.9EndangeredSpecies9.10HumanImpactsonBiodiversityPracticeQuestionsAnswerExplanationsPRACTICETESTSPracticeTest1:AnswerExplanationsPracticeTest2:AnswerExplanations+StudyXxy

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.HowtoUseThisBookThisbookoffersacomprehensivereviewoftheEnduringUnderstandings,KeyConcepts,LearningObjectives,andEssentialKnowledgetaughtintheAPEnvironmentalSciencecourse,withmanycontentexamplesandpracticequestions.Eachelementofthisbookisdesignedtoprepareyoufortheexam.ReviewandPracticeThisbookincludesninecontentreviewunitsthatalignwiththenineunitsoftheAPEnvironmentalSciencecoursecurriculum.Inaddition,eachchaptercontainsend-of-unitpracticequestionsthathighlightstimulusmaterial,suchasgraphsandtables,foodwebs,environmentaldiagrams,andmaps.Allmultiple-choiceandfree-responsequestionsincludeanswerexplanationsandsamplescoring.PracticeTestsThefinalsectionofthebookofferstheopportunitytotaketwofull-lengthpracticeteststhatincludeallquestiontypesfoundontheactualexam.Thereare80multiple-choicequestionsontheexamwithonlyfouranswerchoices.Youwillhave90minutesforthemultiple-choicequestions.TherearethreeFRQsfree-responsequestions,oressayquestions,ontheexam,whichyoumustanswerin70minutes.Acomprehensiveanswerexplanationisprovidedforeachmultiple-choicequestion,andarubricisprovidedforallfree-responsequestions.OnlinePracticeTherearethreefull-lengthonlinepracticeexams.Youmaytaketheseexamsinpractice(untimed)modeorintimedmode.Allquestionsincludeanswer

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explanations.Thisbookalsoincludesonlinevirtuallabsforeachchapter.Reinforceyourunderstandingofenvironmentalsciencebyreviewingsimulatedlaboratoryexperiments.Alllabquestionsarefullyexplained.ForStudentsBecausethe2021-2022schoolyearisthefourthyearofthenewlyredesignedcourseandtest,youhavetheopportunitytopreparefortheexambyconcentratingontheareasthattheCollegeBoardhasidentifiedas“essentialknowledge.”Thisreviewbookhighlightsthekeyconceptsineachunitandexplainsthembygivingcontentexamples.Howyouusethebookdependsonhowyourschooloffersthecourse.Nevertheless,byansweringthereviewquestionsattheendofeachunitandbytakingthepracticetests,youwillhaveanindicationofhowwellyouwilldoontheactualexam.ForTeachersSuggesttoyourstudentsthattheyusethisbookalongwiththeirtextbook.IfyoudevelopyourownassignmentsandtestsaroundtheEnduringUnderstandings,KeyConcepts,LearningObjectives,andEssentialKnowledgefoundintheCollegeBoard’s2018-2019APEnvironmentalScienceCurriculumFramework,thisbookshouldofferyourstudentstheopportunitytousethematerialforreview.

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’BARRON’SESSENTIAL5Asyoureviewthecontentinthisbookandworktowardearningthat5onyourAPENVIRONMENTALSCIENCEexam,herearefivethingsthatyouMUSTdo:1Practicewritingyourownanswerstothefree-responsequestions(FRQs).AfteryourevieweachFRQ,closethisbookandwriteyourownresponsetothequestion.Then,compareyouranswerstothoseinthisbook.Themoreyoupracticewritingyourownresponses,thehigheryourscorewillbeontheactualAPESexam.2BesuretoreviewtheCaseStudiespresentedinthisbook.Youwillfindseveralquestionsontheexamthatfocusonspecificeventsthathaveoccurredthroughoutrecenthistoryandinvolveenvironmentalscienceprinciplesandissues.Whenpossible,referencetheseCaseStudiesinyourresponsestotheFRQs.3TheAPEnvironmentalScienceexamnowfocusesonhavingyouanalyzedataanddrawlogicalconclusions.Allpracticetestsinthisnewtentheditionarewrittentoreinforcethoserequiredskills.4Becomecomfortablewithdoingthetypesofmathproblemsfoundinthisbook,especiallythoseinvolvingenergycalculations.ThesetypesofproblemsarefoundinUnit6andinall5practiceexams.5Reviewtherelevantacts,laws,andtreatiesdetailedineachchapter.

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YouwillfindseveralquestionsontheAPESexamthattestyourknowledgeonthem;youcanalsoreferencetheminyouranswerstotheFRQswhenappropriate.

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