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New York, NY :
Kaplan, Inc., d/b/a Barron's Educational Series
[2020]-
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- volumes : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
- ISBN
- 9781506288062
- How to Use This Book
- Barron's Essential 5
- Questions Commonly Asked About the APES Exam
- 1. The Living World: Ecosystems
- 1.1. Introduction to Ecosystems
- 1.2. Terrestrial Biomes
- 1.3. Aquatic Biomes
- 1.4. The Carbon Cycle
- 1.5. The Nitrogen Cycle
- 1.6. The Phosphorus Cycle
- 1.7. The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle
- 1.8. Primary Productivity
- 1.9. Trophic Levels
- 1.10. Energy Flow and the 10% Rule
- 1.11. Food Chains and Food Webs
- Practice Questions
- Answer Explanations
- 2. The Living World: Biodiversity
- 2.1. Introduction to Biodiversity
- 2.2. Ecosystem Services
- 2.3. Island Biogeography
- 2.4. Ecological Tolerance
- 2.5. Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems
- 2.6. Adaptations
- 2.7. Ecological Succession
- Practice Questions
- Answer Explanations
- 3. Populations
- 3.1. Generalist and Specialist Species
- 3.2. K-Selected and r-Selected Species
- 3.3. Survivorship Curves
- 3.4. Carrying Capacity
- 3.5. Population Growth and Resource Availability
- 3.6. Age-Structure Diagrams
- 3.7. Total Fertility Rate
- 3.8. Human Population Dynamics
- 3.9. Demographic Transition
- Practice Questions
- Answer Explanations
- 4. Earth Systems and Resources
- 4.1. Plate Tectonics
- 4.2. Soil Formation and Erosion
- 4.3. Soil Composition and Properties
- 4.4. Earth's Atmosphere
- 4.5. Global Wind Patterns
- 4.6. Watershed
- 4.7. Solar Radiation and Earth's Seasons
- 4.8. Earth's Geography and Climate
- 4.9. El Niño and La Niña
- Practice Questions
- Answer Explanations
- 5. Land and Water Use
- 5.1. "The Tragedy of the Commons"
- 5.2. Clear-Cutting
- 5.3. The Agricultural and Green Revolutions
- 5.4. Impacts of Agricultural Practices
- 5.5. Irrigation Methods
- 5.6. Pest-Control Methods
- 5.7. Meat Production Methods
- 5.8. Impacts of Overfishing
- 5.9. Impacts of Mining
- 5.10. Impacts of Urbanization
- 5.11. Urban Runoff and Methods to Reduce It
- 5.12. Ecological Footprints
- 5.13. Introduction to Sustainability
- 5.14. Sustainable Agriculture
- Practice Questions
- Answer Explanations
- 6. Energy Resources and Consumption
- 6.1. Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
- 6.2. Global Energy Consumption
- 6.3. Fuel Types and Uses
- 6.4. Distribution of Renewable Energy Resources
- 6.5. Fossil Fuels
- 6.6. Nuclear Power
- 6.7. Energy from Biomass
- 6.8. Solar Energy
- 6.9. Hydroelectric Power
- 6.10. Geothermal Energy
- 6.11. Hydrogen Fuel Cells
- 6.12. Wind Energy
- 6.13. Energy Conservation
- Practice Questions
- Answer Explanations
- 7. Atmospheric Pollution
- 7.1. Introduction to Air Pollution
- 7.2. Atmospheric CO 2 and Particulates
- 7.3. Photochemical Smog
- 7.4. Thermal (Temperature) Inversion
- 7.5. Outdoor vs. Indoor Air Pollutants
- 7.6. Reduction of Air Pollutants
- 7.7. Acid Rain (Deposition)
- 7.8. Noise Pollution
- Practice Questions
- Answer Explanations
- 8. Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution
- 8.1. Sources of Pollution
- 8.2. Human Impacts on Ecosystems
- 8.3. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
- 8.4. Endocrine Disruptors
- 8.5. Human Impacts on Wetlands and Mangroves
- 8.6. Even More on Thermal Pollution
- 8.7. Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification
- 8.8. Solid Waste Disposal
- 8.9. Waste Reduction Methods
- 8.10. Sewage Treatment
- 8.11. Lethal Dose 50% (LD 50 )
- 8.12. Dose-Response Curve
- 8.13. Pollution and Human Health
- 8.14. Pathogens and Infectious Diseases
- Practice Questions
- Answer Explanations
- 9. Global Change
- 9.1. Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
- 9.2. Reducing Ozone Depletion
- 9.3. The Greenhouse Effect
- 9.4. Increases in Greenhouse Gases
- 9.5. Global Climate Change
- 9.6. Ocean Warming
- 9.7. Ocean Acidification
- 9.8. Biodiversity and Invasive Species
- 9.9. Endangered Species
- 9.10. Human Impacts on Biodiversity
- Practice Questions
- Answer Explanations
- Practice Tests
- Practice Test 1:
- Answer Explanations
- Practice Test 2:
- Answer Explanations
- Index