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Review resources for AP Environmental Science
class notes and general resources | main review page | second semester
A good case study that relates to much of what we have learned this year concerns the situation
with the Island Fox. Learn more here.
Here is a list of some terms/concepts to make sure you are familiar with:
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Developed vs. Developing countries
Sustainability
renewable and nonrenewable resources
non-point and point sources of pollution
major environmental problems (see p. 12 fig. 1-9)
I = PAT - formula for environmental impact (p. 15)
agricultural revolution
industrial revolution
frontier mentality
John Muir, Theodore Roosevelt, Aldo Leopold, Rachel Carson
Endangered Species Act
EPA
wise-use movement and sagebrush rebellion
feedback loops
synergy
forms of energy and energy quality (see chap 2)
2 laws of thermodynamics
basic nuclear processes (radiation, fission, fusion)
low-throughput vs. high-throughput economy
levels of organization in ecosystems
ecotone
abiotic and biotic factors
pyramids of energy, numbers, and biomass
types of consumers (p. 65)
GPP and NPP - relate to respiration and photosynthesis
NPP of various ecosystems/biomes
water, carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus cycles | read about hydrological complexity and
nitrogen cycle
ecosystem services - economic value of ecosystems (p. 193, 574; and biodiversity class
notes)
natural selection
adaptive radiation
directional, stabilizing, and diversifying selection
generalists vs. specialists
niche
climate
wind and ocean current patterns
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El Nino and La Nina
Rain shadows
biome types (see p. 106 - fig. 5-9)
estuary, wetland, bog, swamp, coastal zone, barrier islands
biodiversity - types (p. 62)
island biodiversity
species types: non-native, indicator, keystone, umbrella (check out this page with
definitions and examples)
competition - interspecific and intraspecific
competitive exclusion
resource partitioning
mimicry and camoflage
symbiotic relationships - mutualism, commensalism, parasitism
succession - primary and secondary
fires and other disturbances and their relationship to ecosystem diversity, succession,
biodiversity, etc.
carrying capacity
plate tectonics - three types of plate interactions
ring of fire
three types of rocks
earthquakes and volcanoes
glacial land features
soil layers and soils associated with different ecosystems
four basic types of soil (clay, sand, silt, loam)
erosion
salinization
biodiversity hot spots
endangered and threatened species; difference between local, ecological, and biological
extinction
CITES
causes of extinctions
reasons to preserve species
methods of preserving species
types of land use on US public lands - multiple use, restricted use, wilderness; Forest
Service, BLM, NPS, FWS (see chap 10)
mature natural forests vs. tree plantations
sustainable forestry
shade-grown coffee
tropical deforestation
core reserves and corridors
dam removal/pros and cons of dams
threats to turtles, fish, and marine mammals
beach erosion
restoring wetlands, rivers, and coastal regions
hurricanses, swamps, mangroves, and levees