Topic Outline
The following outline of major topics serves to describe the scope of the AP Environmental Science course and exam. The order of topics in the outline holds no special significance, since there are many different sequences in which the topics can be appropriately addressed in the course. The percentage after each major topic heading shows the approximate proportion of multiple-choice questions on the exam that pertain to that heading; thus, the percentage also indicates the relative emphasis that should be placed on the topics in the course.
I. Earth Systems and Resources (10-15%)
A. Earth Science Concepts
B. The Atmosphere
C. Global Water Resources and Use
D. Soil and Soil Dynamics
B. The Atmosphere
C. Global Water Resources and Use
D. Soil and Soil Dynamics
II. The Living World (10-15%)
A. Ecosystem Structure
B. Energy Flow
C. Ecosystem Diversity
D. Natural Ecosystem Change
E. Natural Bio geochemical Cycles
B. Energy Flow
C. Ecosystem Diversity
D. Natural Ecosystem Change
E. Natural Bio geochemical Cycles
III. Population (10-15%)
A. Population Biology Concepts
B. Human Population
B. Human Population
IV. Land and Water Use (10-15%)
A. Agriculture
B. Forestry
C. Range lands
D. Other Land Use
E. Mining
F. Fishing
G. Global Economics
B. Forestry
C. Range lands
D. Other Land Use
E. Mining
F. Fishing
G. Global Economics
V. Energy Resources and Consumption (10-15%)
A. Energy Concepts
B. Energy Consumption
C. Fossil Fuel Resources and Use
D. Nuclear Energy
E. Hydroelectric Power
F. Energy Conservation
G. Renewable Energy
B. Energy Consumption
C. Fossil Fuel Resources and Use
D. Nuclear Energy
E. Hydroelectric Power
F. Energy Conservation
G. Renewable Energy
VI. Pollution (25-30%)
A. Pollution Types
B. Impacts on the Environment and Human Health
C. Economic Impacts
B. Impacts on the Environment and Human Health
C. Economic Impacts
VII. Global Change (10-15%)
A. Stratospheric Ozone
B. Global Warming
C. Loss of Biodiversity
B. Global Warming
C. Loss of Biodiversity
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