Cracking the AP Environmental Science Exam, 2013 EditionIf you need to know it, it's in this book! Cracking the AP Environmental Science Exam, 2013 Edition includes: • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations • Quick-study lists of important environmental science terms • A thorough review of all necessary laboratory exercises • A comprehensive guide for how to ace the free-response section of the exam • Updated strategies that reflect the AP test scoring change |
Contents
All About AP Environmental Science | 2 |
What Will My Score Look Like and What Will It Mean? | 8 |
Welcome to Planet Earth | 25 |
The Atmosphere | 34 |
The Hydrosphere | 43 |
Key Terms | 50 |
THE INHABITANTS OF PLANET EARTH AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS | 57 |
Some Important Terms Used to Describe Populations | 82 |
Renewable Energy | 138 |
Quiz | 144 |
Toxicity and Health | 150 |
Climate Change | 158 |
Solid Waste Garbage | 166 |
Key Terms | 172 |
CULTURE SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY | 179 |
Lets Try OneA Sample FreeResponse Question Involving a Lab | 197 |
The Impact of Humans on Earth | 91 |
Key Terms | 98 |
Share and Share Alike? | 108 |
Ocean Resources | 115 |
Key Terms | 121 |
Units of Energy | 132 |
THE PRINCETON REVIEW AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PRACTICE | 221 |
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS TO PRACTICE TEST 1 | 239 |
THE PRINCETON REVIEW AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PRACTICE | 261 |
ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS TO PRACTICE TEST 2 | 279 |
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