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First Week Stuff
Key Terms Glossary
Unit 1: Introduction to Environmental Science
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Chapter 1: Science and the Environment
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Section 1: Understanding Our Environment
Section 2: The Environment and Society
Chapter 2: Tools of Environmental Science
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Section 1: Scientific Methods
Section 2: Statistics and Models
Section 3: Making Informed Decisions
Chapter 3: The Dynamic Earth
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Section 1: The Geosphere
Section 2: The Atmosphere
Section 3: The Hydrosphere and Biosphere
Unit 2: Ecology
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Chapter 4: The Organization of Life
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Section 1: Ecosystems: Everything is Connected
Section 2: Evolution
Section 3: The Diversity of Living Things
Chapter 5: How Ecosystems Work
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Section 1: Energy Flow in Ecosystems
Section 2: The Cycling of Materials
Section 3: How Ecosystems Change
Chapter 6: Biomes
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Section 1: What is a Biome?
Section 2: Forest Biomes
Section 3: Grassland, Desert, and Tundra Biomes
Chapter 7: Aquatic Ecosystems
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Section 1: Freshwater Ecosystems
Section 2: Marine Ecosystems
Unit 3: Populations
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Chapter 8: Understanding Populations
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Section 1: How Populations Change in Size
Section 2: How Species Interact with Each Other
Chapter 9: The Human Population
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Section 1: Studying Human Populations
Section 2: Changing Population Trends
Chapter 10: Biodiversity
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Section 1: What is Biodiversity?
Section 2: Biodiversity at Risk
Section 3: The Future of Biodiversity
Unit 4: Water, Air, and Land
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Chapter 11: Water
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Section 1: Water Resources
Section 2: Water Use and Management
Section 3: Water Pollution
Chapter 12: Air
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Section 1: What Causes Air Pollution?
Section 2: Air, Noise, and Light Pollution
Section 3: Acid Precipitation
Chapter 13: Atmosphere and Climate Change
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Section 1: Climate and Climate Change
Section 2: The Ozone Shield
Section 3: Global Warming
Chapter 14: Land
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Section 1: How We Use Land
Section 2: Urban Land Use
Section 3: Land Management and Conservation
Chapter 15: Food and Agriculture
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Section 1: Feeding the World
Section 2: Crops and Soil
Section 3: Animals and Agriculture
Unit 5: Mineral and Energy Resources
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Chapter 16: Mining and Mineral Resources
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Section 1: Minerals and Mineral Resources
Section 2: Mineral Exploration and Mining
Section 3: Mining Regulations and Mine Reclamation
Chapter 17: Nonrenewable Energy
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Section 1: Energy Resources and Fossil Fuels
Section 2: Nuclear Energy
Chapter 18: Renewable Energy
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Section 1: Renewable Energy Today
Section 2: Alternative Energy and Conservation
Chapter 19: Waste
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Section 1: Solid Waste
Section 2: Reducing Solid Waste
Section 3: Hazardous Wastes
Unit 6: Our Health and Future
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Chapter 20: The Environment and Human Health
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Section 1: Pollution and Human Health
Section 2: Biological Hazards
Chapter 21: Economics, Policy, and the Future
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Section 1: Economics and International Cooperation
Section 2: Environmental Policies in the United States
Section 3: The Importance of the Individual
AP Environmental Science
First Week Stuff
Unit I: Humans and Sustainability: An Overview
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Chapter 1: Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability
Unit II: Science, Ecological Principles, and Sustainability
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Chapter 2: Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems
Chapter 3: Ecosystems: What are They and How Do They Work?
Chapter 4: Biodiversity and Evolution
Chapter 5: Biodiversity, Species Interactions, and Population Control
Chapter 6: The Human Population and Its Impact
Chapter 7: Climate and Biodiversity
Chapter 8: Aquatic Biodiversity
Unit III: Sustaining Biodiversity
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Chapter 9: Sustaining Biodiversity: Saving Species and Ecosystem Services
Chapter 10: Sustaining Terrestrial Biodiversity: Saving Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services
Chapter 11: Sustaining Aquatic Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Unit IV: Sustaining Natural Resources
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Chapter 12: Food Production and the Environment
Chapter 13: Water Resources
Chapter 14: Nonrenewable Mineral Resources
Chapter 15: Nonrenewable Energy
Chapter 16: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Unit V: Sustaining Environmental Quality
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Chapter 17: Environmental Hazards and Human Health
Chapter 18: Air Pollution
Chapter 19: Climate Disruption
Chapter 20: Water Pollution
Chapter 21: Solid and Hazardous Waste
Chapter 22: Urbanization and Sustainability
Unit VI: Sustaining Human Societies
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Chapter 23: Economics, Environment, and Sustainability
Chapter 24: Politics, Environment, and Sustainability
Chapter 25: Environmental Worldviews, Ethics, and Sustainability
Chemistry
First Week Stuff
Matter
Poriferans and Simple Marine Animals
Vocabulary Terms
benthic
binary fission
bryozoan
budding
cilia
collar cells
conjugation
contractile vacuole
diffusion
embryo
encrusting organisms
enzyme
filter feeders
foraminiferan
homeostasis
larva
osculum
osmosis
ostia
pseudopods
radiolarian
regeneration
rotifer
sessile
spicules
spongin
zooplankton
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