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AP Environmental Science Premium, 2025: Prep Book with 5 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2025)

AP Environmental Science Premium, 2025: Prep Book with 5 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review (2025) provides a clear roadmap to mastering key concepts, boosting your confidence and exam performance.

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    Scan now = hE to access practice included with this book, or go to online.barronsbooks.com BARRON’S

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    Acknowledgments I would like to thank my wife Patti for her understanding and patience while updating this 2025 edition and Jennifer Giammusso (Content Editor) and Aarthi Padmanaban (Production Editor) at Barron’s (a division of Kaplan) for their advice and support.

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    AP® is a registered trademark of the College Board, which is not affiliated with Barron’s and was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. © Copyright 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2017, 2015, 2013, 2011, 2009, 2007 by Kaplan North America, LLC d/b/a Barron’s Educational Series Previous edition © copyright 2002 under the title How to Prepare for the AP Environmental Science Exam by Kaplan North America, LLC d/b/a Barron’s Educational Series All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this eBook on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, including but not limited to generative artificial intelligence (gen AI) systems and machine learning systems, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of the publisher. Published by Kaplan North America, LLC d/b/a Barron’s Educational Series 1515 West Cypress Creek Road Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33309 www.barronseduc.com ISBN: 978-1-5062-9190-1 10987654321

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    About the Author Gary S. Thorpe taught A.P. Chemistry at Beverly Hills High School and Environmental Science at various colleges in Los Angeles for 33 years. In his “spare time,” Gary was a reserve Los Angeles Police Department patrol officer for 28 years. Gary lives in Los Angeles and Idyllwild, California, with his wife, Patti. Gary and Patti have two daughters: Lt. Commander Erin Thorpe, U.S. Navy, and Kris Weissman, Program Design and Implementation Director — Broderick-Haight Consulting.

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    Table of Contents How to Use This Book Barron’s Essential 5 Questions Commonly Asked About the APES Exam 1 The Living World: Ecosystems 1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems 1.2 Terrestrial Biomes 1.3 Aquatic Biomes 1.4 The Carbon Cycle 1.5 The Nitrogen Cycle 1.6 The Phosphorus Cycle 1.7 The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle 1.8 Primary Productivity 1.9 Trophic Levels 1.10 Energy Flow and the 10% Rule 1.11 Food Chains and Food Webs Practice Questions Answer Explanations 2 The Living World: Biodiversity 2.1 Introduction to Biodiversity 2.2 Ecosystem Services 2.3 Island Biogeography

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    2.4 Ecological Tolerance 2.5 Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems 2.6 Adaptations 2.7 Ecological Succession Practice Questions Answer Explanations 3 Populations 3.1 Generalist and Specialist Species 3.2 K-Selected and r-Selected Species 3.3 Survivorship Curves 3.4 Carrying Capacity 3.5 Population Growth and Resource Availability 3.6 Age-Structure Diagrams 3.7 Total Fertility Rate 3.8 Human Population Dynamics 3.9 Demographic Transition Practice Questions Answer Explanations 4 Earth Systems and Resources 4.1 Plate Tectonics 4.2 Soil Formation and Erosion 4.3 Soil Composition and Properties 4.4 Earth’s Atmosphere 4.5 Global Wind Patterns 4.6 Watersheds 4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth’s Seasons 4.8 Earth’s Geography and Climate 4.9 El Nifio and La Nifia

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    Practice Questions Answer Explanations 5 Land and Water Use 5.1 “The Tragedy of the Commons” 5.2 Clearcutting 5.3 The Agricultural and Green Revolutions 5.4 Impacts of Agricultural Practices 5.5 Irrigation Methods 5.6 Pest Control Methods 5.7 Meat Production Methods 5.8 Impacts of Overfishing 5.9 Impacts of Mining 5.10 Impacts of Urbanization 5.11 Ecological Footprints 5.12 Introduction to Sustainability 5.13 Methods to Reduce Urban Runoff 5.14 Integrated Pest Management 5.15 Sustainable Agriculture 5.16 Aquaculture 5.17 Sustainable Forestry Practice Questions Answer Explanations 6 Energy Resources and Consumption 6.1 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources 6.2 Global Energy Consumption 6.3 Fuel Types and Uses 6.4 Distribution of Natural Energy Sources 6.5 Fossil Fuels

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    6.6 Nuclear Power 6.7 Energy from Biomass 6.8 Solar Energy 6.9 Hydroelectric Power 6.10 Geothermal Energy 6.11 Hydrogen Fuel Cells 6.12 Wind Energy 6.13 Energy Conservation Practice Questions Answer Explanations 7 Atmospheric Pollution 7.1 Introduction to Air Pollution 7.2 Photochemical Smog 7.3 Thermal (Temperature) Inversion 7.4 Atmospheric CO, and Particulates 7.5 Indoor Air Pollutants 7.6 Reduction of Air Pollutants 7.7 Acid Rain (Deposition) 7.8 Noise Pollution Practice Questions Answer Explanations 8 Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution 8.1 Sources of Pollution 8.2 Human Impacts on Ecosystems 8.3 Endocrine Disruptors 8.4 Human Impacts on Wetlands and Mangroves 8.5 Eutrophication 8.6 Thermal Pollution

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    8.7 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) 8.8 Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification 8.9 Solid Waste Disposal 8.10 Waste Reduction Methods 8.11 Sewage Treatment 8.12 Lethal Dose (LDs) 8.13 Dose-Response Curve 8.14 Pollution and Human Health 8.15 Pathogens and Infectious Diseases Practice Questions Answer Explanations 9 Global Change 9.1 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion 9.2 Reducing Ozone Depletion 9.3 The Greenhouse Effect 9.4 Increases in Greenhouse Gases 9.5 Global Climate Change 9.6 Ocean Warming 9.7 Ocean Acidification 9.8 Invasive Species 9.9 Endangered Species 9.10 Human Impacts on Biodiversity Practice Questions Answer Explanations PRACTICE TESTS Practice Test 1 Answer Explanations

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    Practice Test 2 Answer Explanations Visit Barron’s Online Learning Hub for more full-length practice tests and labs. + Studyxy

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    How to Use This Book This book offers a comprehensive review of the Enduring Understandings, Key Concepts, Learning Objectives, and Essential Knowledge taught in the AP Environmental Science course, with many content examples and practice questions. Each element of this book is designed to prepare you for the exam. Review and Practice This book includes nine content review units that align with the nine units of the AP Environmental Science course curriculum. In addition, each chapter contains end-of-unit practice questions that highlight stimulus material, such as graphs and tables, food webs, environmental diagrams, and maps. All multiple-choice and free-response questions include answer explanations and sample scoring. Practice Tests The final section of this book offers the opportunity to take two full-length practice tests that include all question types found on the actual exam. There are 80 multiple-choice questions on the exam with only four answer choices. You will have 90 minutes for the multiple-choice questions. There are three FRQs free-response questions, or essay questions, on the exam, which you must answer in 70 minutes. A comprehensive answer explanation is provided for each multiple-choice question, and a rubric is provided for all free- response questions. Online Practice

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    There are three full-length practice exams available at online.barronsbooks.com. You may take these exams in practice (untimed) mode or in timed mode. All questions include answer explanations. This book also includes online virtual labs for each chapter. Reinforce your understanding of environmental science by reviewing simulated laboratory experiments. All lab questions are fully explained. For Students By using this book, you have the opportunity to prepare for the exam by concentrating on the areas that the College Board has identified as “essential knowledge.” This book highlights the key concepts in each unit and explains them by giving content examples. How you use the book depends on how your school offers the course. Nevertheless, by answering the review questions at the end of each unit and by taking the practice tests, you will have an indication of how well you will do on the actual exam. For Teachers Suggest to your students that they use this book along with their textbook. If you develop your own assignments and tests around the Enduring Understandings, Key Concepts, Learning Objectives, and Essential Knowledge found in the College Board’s recently revised AP Environmental Science Curriculum Framework, this book should offer your students the opportunity to use the material for review. This book and its online features were designed to be used beginning on Day 1. Advise your students to not wait until a few weeks before the APES testing day to begin reviewing. Many teachers use this book along with the textbook during the course of the year. Be sure to have students mark the practice questions in this book that they missed so that it is easier for them to go back later to review them before the exam. Please Note: Barron’s AP Environmental Science Flashcards can also be used in tandem with this guide for additional practice. The flashcards are organized by units and are aligned with the College Board AP Environmental Science Course. It is great for a whole class review or individual study.

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    BARRON’S ESSENTIAL 5 As you review the content in this book and work toward earning that 5 on your AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE exam, here are five things that you MUST do: 1 Practice writing your own answers to the free-response questions (FRQs) found in the two full-length practice exams at the end of this book and the three full-length online practice exams. After you review each FRQ, close this book and write your own response to the question. Then, compare your answers to those in this book. The more you practice writing your own responses, the higher your score will be on the actual APES exam. 2 Be sure to review the Case Studies presented in this book. You will find several questions on the exam that focus on specific events that have occurred throughout recent history and involve environmental science principles and issues. When possible, reference these Case Studies in your responses to the FRQs. 3 The AP Environmental Science exam focuses on having you analyze data and draw logical conclusions. All practice tests in this fully aligned edition are written to reinforce those required skills. 4 Become comfortable with doing the types of math problems found in this book, especially those involving calculations. These types of problems are found in each practice exam.

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