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School for Advanced Studies

9th grade 

AP Environmental Science

Explore what is out there!

Unit #1

 

Introducation into Environmental Science

Sustainablity

Resources

Matter and Energy 

Chapters 1 and 2

Unit #2

Human Population

Age Structure

Demographic Transition

Human Impact

Chapters 6

Unit #3

Ecosystems 

Ecology

Nutrient Cycling

Biodiversity

Evolution

Species Interactions

Symbiosis

 

Chapters 3, 4 and 5

Unit #4

Biomes

Climate

Aquatic and Terrestrial Biodiversity

 

 

Chapters 7, 8 and 9

Unit #5

Sustaining Biodiversity 

Forestry

Grazing

Fishing

Chapters 10 and 11

Unit #6

Water Resources

Flooding

Groundwater

Dams

Water Pollution

Biological Oxygen Demand

Chapters 13 and 20

Unit #7

Plate Tectonics

Minerals

Mining

Soil

Food

Pest management

Crops

 

 

Chapters 14 and 12

Unit #8

Atmostphere

Air Pollution

Pollutants

Climate Change

Ozone Depletion

 

 

 

 

Chapters 18 and 19

Unit #9

Environmental Hazards

Human Health

Disease

Toxins

Solid Waste

Hazardous Waste

Landfills

Recycling

 

 

 

 

 

Chapters 17 and 21

Unit #10

Nonrenewable Resources

Fossil Fuels

Nuclear Power

Energy Efficiency

Renewable Resources

Wind

Solar

 

 

 

 

 

Chapters 15 and 16

Unit #11

Sustainable Cities

Urbanization

Economics

Natural Capital

Politics

Sustainablity

 

 

 

 

 

 

Chapters 22, 23 and 24

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