Environmental Science for the AP Course

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.

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?

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?

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?

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?

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?

Chapter 12 Nonrenewable Energy Sources

Chapter 13 Achieving Energy Sustainability

Unit 6 AP® Practice Exam

Science Applied 6 Should Corn Become Fuel?

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?

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?

Appendix 1: Reading Graphs APP-1

Appendix 2: Periodic Table of the Elements Glossary Index

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