A Perfect Plan for the Perfect Score

We want you to succeed on your AP* exam. That's why we've created this 5-step plan to help you study more effectively, use your preparation time wisely, and get your best score. This easy-to-follow guide offers you a complete review of your AP course, strategies to give you the edge on test day, and plenty of practice with AP-style test questions. You'll sharpen your subject knowledge, strengthen your thinking skills, and build your test-taking confidence with

• Full-length practice exams modeled on the real test
• All the terms and concepts you need to know to get your best score
• Your choice of three customized study schedules--so you can pick the one that meets your needs

The 5-Step Plan helps you get the most out of your study time:
Step 1: Set Up Your Study Program
Step 2: Determine Your Readiness
Step 3: Develop the Strategies
Step 4: Review the Knowledge
Step 5: Build Your Confidence

Topics include: Earth Systems and Resources, The Living World, Population, Land and Water Use, Energy Resources and Consumption, Pollution, and Global Change.
Also includes:Practice exams and sample essays

*AP, Advanced Placement Program, and College Board are registered trademarks of the College Entrance Examination Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

This book is part of a book series called 5 Steps To a 5 On the Advanced Placement Examinations .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 304 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by McGraw-Hill Education - Europe .

Linda D. Williams is a nonfiction writer with specialities in science, medicine, and space. She works in the Weiss School of Natural Sciences at Rice University, Houston, Texas. A resident of Houston, Texas, Ms. Williams' work has ranged from biochemistry and microbiology to genetics and human enzyme research. She has worked as a technical writer and chief scientist at NASA and McDonnell Douglas, and served as a science speaker for the Medical Sciences Division of NASA-Johnson Space Centre. She is the author of two other popular volumes in this series, Earth Science Demystified and Chemistry Demystified.

This book has the following chapters: Step 1: Set Up Your Study Program; Chapter 1. How to Approach the AP Environmental Science Exam;Chapter 2. Planning Your Time;Step 2: Determine Your Test Readiness;Chapter 3. Take a Diagnostic Exam;Step 3: Develop Strategies for Success;Chapter 4. Approaching Each Question Type;Step 4: Discover/Review to Score High;Chapter 5. Earth Science Concepts;Chapter 6. Atmospheric Composition;Chatper 7. Global Water Resources and Use;Chapter 8. Soil and Soil Dynamics;Chapter 9. Ecosystem Structure, Diversity, and Change;Chapter 10. Natural Cycles and Energy Flow;Chapter 11. Population Biology and Dynamics;Chapter 12. Agriculture and Aquaculture; Chapter 13. Forestry and Rangelands;Chapter 14. Land Use;Chapter 15. Energy Consumption, Conservation, and Fossil Fuels;Chapter 16. Nuclear Energy;Chapter 17. Alternative and Renewable Energies;Chapter 18. Pollution Types;Chapter 19. Global Change and Economics;Step 5: Build Your Test-Taking Confidence;Sample Exam 1--Multiple-Choice Questions;Sample Exam 2--Free-Response Questions;Sample Exam 1--Answers;Sample Exam 2--Answers;Appendices; Units and Conversion Factors;Acronyms;Bibliography;Websites