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Environmental Science for the AP® Course

Fourth  Edition©2023  Andrew Friedland; Rick Relyea

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Table of Contents

Module 0 - What is Environmental Science?

Unit 1 - The Living World: Ecosystems

Module 1 - Introduction to Ecosystems
Module 2 - Terrestrial Biomes
Module 3 - Aquatic Biomes
Module 4 - The Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles
Module 5 - The Phosphorus and Hydrologic (Water) Cycles
Module 6 - Primary Productivity
Module 7 - Trophic Levels, Energy Flow and the 10% Rule, Food Chains and Food Webs
Unit 1 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 1: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam  

Unit 2 - The Living World: Biodiversity

Module 8 - Introduction to Biodiversity
Module 9 - Ecosystem Services
Module 10 - Island Biogeography
Module 11 - Ecological Tolerance 
Module 12 - Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems
Module 13 - Adaptations
Module 14 - Ecological Succession
Unit 2 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 2: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 

Unit 3 - Populations

Module 15 - Generalist and Specialist Species, K-selected and r-selected Species, and Survivorship Curves Module 16 - Carrying Capacity, Population Growth, and Resource Availability
Module 17 - Age Structure Diagrams and Total Fertility Rates
Module 18 - Human Population Dynamics and the Demographic Transition
Unit 3 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 3: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 

Unit 4 - Earth Systems and Resources

Module 19 - Plate Tectonics
Module 20 - Soil Formation, Erosion, Composition, and its Properties
Module 21 - Watersheds
Module 22 - Earth’s Atmosphere, Global Wind Patterns, Solar Radiation and Earth’s Seasons
Module 23 - Earth’s Geography and Climate; El Niño and La    Niña
Unit 4 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 4: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 

Unit 5 - Land and Water Use

Module 24 - The Tragedy of the Commons and Clearcutting
Module 25 - The Green Revolution
Module 26 - Impacts of Agricultural Practices
Module 27 - Irrigation and Pest Control Methods
Module 28 - Meat Production Methods and the Impacts of Overfishing
Module 29 - Impacts of Mining
Module 30 - Impacts of Urbanizations and the Methods to Reduce Urban Runoff
Module 31 - Ecological Footprints
Module 32 - Introduction to Sustainability
Module 33 - Integrated Pest Management and Sustainable Agriculture
Module 34 - Aquaculture and Sustainable Forestry
Unit 5 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 5: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 

Unit 6 - Energy Resources and Consumption 

Module 35 - Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources and the Global Energy Consumption
Module 36 - Fuel Types and Uses
Module 37 - Distribution of Natural Energy Resources: Fossil Fuels
Module 38 - Nuclear Power
Module 39 - Biomass and Solar Energies, and Hydroelectric Power
Module 40 - Geothermal Energy and Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Module 41 - Wind Energy and Energy Conservation
Unit 6 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 6: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 

Unit 7 - Atmospheric Pollution

Module 42 - Introduction to Air Pollution
Module 43 - Photochemical Smog, Thermal Inversion, Atmospheric CO2 and Particulates
Module 44 - Indoor Air Pollutants
Module 45 - Reduction of Air Pollutants
Module 46 - Acid Rain and Noise Pollution
Unit 7 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 7: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 

Unit 8 - Aquatic & Terrestrial Pollution

Module 47 - Sources of Pollution, Human Impacts on Ecosystems, and Endocrine Disruptors
Module 48 - Human Impacts on Wetlands and Mangroves, Eutrophication, and Thermal Pollution
Module 49 - Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), Bioaccumulation, and Biomagnification
Module 50 - Solid Waste Disposal
Module 51 - Waste Reduction Methods
Module 52 - Sewage Treatment
Module 53 - Lethal Dose 50% (LD50) and Dose Response Curves
Module 54 - Pollution, Human Health, Pathogens, and Infectious Diseases
Unit 8 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 8: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam 

Unit 9 - Global Change

Module 55 - Stratospheric Ozone Depletion and its Reduction
Module 56 - The Greenhouse Effect
Module 57 - Increases in the Greenhouse Gases Global Climate Change
Module 58 - Ocean Warming and Ocean Acidification
Module 59 - Invasive Species, Endangered Species, and Human Impacts on Biodiversity
Unit 9 Practice Your Science Skills
Unit 9: AP® Environmental Science Practice Exam

Andrew Friedland

Andrew Friedland is the Richard and Jane Pearl Professor in Environmental Studies at Dartmouth College and co-author of the Environmental Science for the AP Course, 3e® textbook series. He was the founding chair of the AP® Test Development Committee (College Board®) for Environmental Science. He has a strong interest in high school science education, and in the early years of AP® environmental science he participated in many trainer and teacher workshops. For more than 15 years, Andy has been a guest lecturer at various Advanced Placement® Institutes for Secondary Teachers and in high school APES classrooms. He also served on the College Board AP® Environmental Science Curriculum Development and Assessment Committee. Andy regularly teaches introductory environmental science and energy courses at Dartmouth and has taught courses in forest biogeochemistry, global change, and soil science, as well as study abroad courses in Kenya. He created an online introductory environmental science course that is accessible through edX.org and YouTube. Andy received a BA degree in both biology and environmental studies, and a PhD in earth and environmental science, from the University of Pennsylvania. For almost four decades, he has been investigating the effects of air pollution on the cycling of carbon, nitrogen, and lead in high-elevation forests of New England and the Northeast. During the last decade, he has examined the impact of increased demand for wood as a fuel, and the subsequent effect on carbon stored deep in forest soils. Andy has served on panels for the National Science Foundation, USDA Forest Service, and Science Advisory Board of the Environmental Protection Agency. He has authored or coauthored 80 peer-reviewed publications and one other book, Writing Successful Science Proposals, Third Edition (Yale University Press). In 2015, he was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Andy is passionate about saving energy and at his home has installed a 4 kW photovoltaic tracker that follows the sun during the day.

Rick Relyea

Rick Relyea is the David Darrin Senior ‘40 Endowed Chair in Biological Sciences and the director of the Darrin Freshwater Institute at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He received a BS in environmental forest biology from the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, an MS in wildlife management from Texas Tech University, and a PhD in ecology and evolution from the University of Michigan. He has authored more than 200 scientific articles and book chapters and presented research seminars throughout the world. Rick was a professor at the University of Pittsburgh for 15 years, where he was named the Chancellor’s Distinguished Researcher and received the Tina and David Bellet Teaching Excellence Award. In 2014, he moved to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to direct The Jefferson Project, which is the most technologically advanced research endeavor to study freshwater lakes. Rick has a strong interest in high school education, including hosting high school science teachers who conduct research in his laboratory. He is co-author of Environmental Science for the AP® Course, also published by BFW publishers.