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    If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP Environmental Science Exam, 2012 Edition, includes: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; 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations; Updated strategies that reflect the AP test scoring change.

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Foreword
1  INTRODUCTION
  All About AP Environmental Science
  What Topics Will I See on the AP Environmental Science Exam?
  What Does the Exam Look Like?
  What Will My Score Look Like, and What Will It Mean?
  How and When Do I Register for the Exam?
  Timeline for Preparation
2  CRACKING THE AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE EXAM
  The Princeton Review Approach
  Using Our Approach to Crack the System
  Let's Get Cracking!
3  EARTH'S INTERDEPENDENT SYSTEMS
  Welcome to Planet Earth
  Soil
  The Atmosphere
  The Hydrosphere
  Key Terms
  Chapter 3 Quiz
  Answers and Explanations
4  THE INHABITANTS OF PLANET EARTH AND THEIR RELATIONSHIPS
  Cycles in Nature
  Food Chains and Food Webs
  The World's Ecosystems
  Evolution
  How Ecosystems Change
  Key Terms
  Chapter 4 Quiz
  Answers and Explanations
5  POPULATION ECOLOGY
  Some Important Terms Used to Describe Populations
  Population Growth
  Human Populations
  The Impact of Humans on Earth
  Key Terms
  Chapter 5 Quiz
  Answers and Explanations
6  RESOURCE UTILIZATION
  Share and Share Alike?
  Agriculture
  Forest Resources
  Ocean Resources
  Mining
  Economics and Resource Utilization
  Key Terms
  Chapter 6 Quiz
  Answers and Explanations
7  ENERGY
  Units of Energy
  Nonrenewable Energy
  Renewable Energy
  Energy Conservation, a Final Note
  Key Terms
  Chapter 7 Quiz
  Answers and Explanations
8  POLLUTION
  Toxicity and Health
  Air Pollution
  Climate Change
  Thermal Pollution
  Water Pollution
  Solid Waste (Garbage)
  Hazardous Waste
  Noise Pollution
  Key Terms
  Chapter 8 Quiz
  Answers and Explanations
9  CULTURE, SOCIETY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
  The Importance of Being Sustainable
  How Else Do We Make Environmental Progress?
  Key Terms
  Chapter 9 Quiz
  Answers and Explanations
10 AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE IN THE LAB
  Let's Try One--A Sample Free-Response Question Involving a Lab
  Some Common AP Environmental Science Labs
11  THE AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE HIT PARADE
12  THE PRINCETON REVIEW AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST 1
13  ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS TO PRACTICE TEST 1
14  THE PRINCETON REVIEW AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE PRACTICE TEST 2
15  ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS TO PRACTICE TEST 2
Index
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