Environmental Science for the AP® Course was built from the ground up specifically to suit the needs of AP® environmental science teachers and students. Friedland/Relyea integrates AP® content and exam prep into a comprehensive college-level textbook, providing students and teachers with the resources they need to be successful in AP® Environmental Science.
Features throughout the textbook include AP® Exam Tips, math tutorials and review, review questions, and complete AP® Practice Exams. Strong media offerings include online homework to provide just-in-time feedback, as well as adaptive quizzing. Environmental Science for the AP® course provides students with the support they need to be successful on the AP® Environmental Science exam and in the college classroom.
UNIT 1 Introduction
Chapter 1 Environmental Science: Studying the State of Our Earth
Chapter 2 Environmental Systems
Unit 1 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 1 What Happened to the Missing Salt?
UNIT 2 The Living World
Chapter 3 Ecosystem Ecology
Chapter 4 Global Climates and Biomes
Chapter 5 Evolution of Biodiversity
Unit 2 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 2 How Should We Prioritize the Protection of Species Diversity?
UNIT 3 Biological and Human Populations
Chapter 6 Population and Community Ecology
Chapter 7 The Human Population
Unit 3 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 3 How Can We Manage Overabundant Animal Populations?
UNIT 4 Earth Systems and Resources
Chapter 8 Earth Systems
Chapter 9 Water Resources
Unit 4 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 4 Is There a Way to Resolve the California Water Wars?
UNIT 5 Land Use
Chapter 10 Land, Public and Private
Chapter 11 Feeding the World
Unit 5 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 5 How Do We Define Organic Food?
UNIT 6 Energy Resources and Consumption
Chapter 12 Nonrenewable Energy Sources
Chapter 13 Achieving Energy Sustainability
Unit 6 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 6 Should Corn Become Fuel?
UNIT 7 Pollution: Aquatic, Atmospheric, and Terrestrial
Chapter 14 Water Pollution
Chapter 15 Air Pollution and Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
Chapter 16 Waste Generation and Waste Disposal
Chapter 17 Human Health and Environmental Risks
Unit 7 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 7 Is Recycling Always Good for the Environment?
UNIT 8 Global Change and a Sustainable Future
Chapter 18 Conservation of Biodiversity
Chapter 19 Global Change
Chapter 20 Sustainability, Economics, and Equity
Unit 8 AP® Practice Exam
Science Applied 8 How Can We Bring Back Biodiversity?
Cumulative AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 1
Cumulative AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 2
Appendix 1: Reading Graphs APP-1
Appendix 2: Periodic Table of the Elements Glossary Index
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