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  • 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:
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  • Practice Test 2:
  • Answer Explanations
  • Index