Environmental Science for the AP® Course

Chapter Module 0: What is Environmental Science?

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 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

Chapter 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