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AP Environmental Science · Lessons

AP Environmental Science lessons

9 sections · 99 skills · work through the full outline skill by skill — read the long-form lesson or flip through the slide-style version.
Long-form lessonsSlide-style lessons

AP Environmental Science

Practice 99 skills across this outline.

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Energy Flow and the 10% Rule
The Living World: Ecosystems
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
9 categories
The Living World: Ecosystems
11%
Atmospheric Pollution
11%
The Living World: Biodiversity
11%
Populations
11%
Land and Water Use
11%
Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution
11%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of ap environmental science — drill into a card to work its skills.

The Living World: Ecosystems

11 core skills11% total weight
0/11 completed
11 skills to mastery
1
Energy Flow and the 10% RuleRecommended
Long-form
2
Aquatic BiomesAvailable
Long-form
3
Food Chains and Food WebsAvailable
Long-form
4
Introduction to EcosystemsAvailable
Long-form
5
Primary ProductivityAvailable
Long-form
6
Terrestrial BiomesAvailable
Long-form
7
The Carbon CycleAvailable
Long-form
8
The Hydrologic (Water) CycleAvailable
Long-form
9
The Phosphorus CycleAvailable
Long-form
10
The Nitrogen CycleAvailable
Long-form
11
Trophic LevelsAvailable
Long-form

Atmospheric Pollution

8 core skills11% total weight
0/8 completed
8 skills to mastery
1
Acid RainAvailable
Long-form
2
Atmospheric CO2 and ParticulatesAvailable
Long-form
3
Thermal InversionAvailable
Long-form
4
Indoor Air PollutantsAvailable
Long-form
5
Introduction to Air PollutionAvailable
Long-form
6
Noise PollutionAvailable
Long-form
7
Photochemical SmogAvailable
Long-form
8
Reduction of Air PollutantsAvailable
Long-form

The Living World: Biodiversity

7 core skills11% total weight
0/7 completed
7 skills to mastery
1
AdaptationsAvailable
Long-form
2
Ecological SuccessionAvailable
Long-form
3
Ecological ToleranceAvailable
Long-form
4
Ecosystem ServicesAvailable
Long-form
5
Introduction to BiodiversityAvailable
Long-form
6
Island BiogeographyAvailable
Long-form
7
Natural Disruptions to EcosystemsAvailable
Long-form

Populations

9 core skills11% total weight
0/9 completed
9 skills to mastery
1
Age Structure DiagramsAvailable
Long-form
2
Carrying CapacityAvailable
Long-form
3
Demographic TransitionAvailable
Long-form
4
Generalist and Specialist SpeciesAvailable
Long-form
5
Human Population DynamicsAvailable
Long-form
6
K-Selected and r-Selected SpeciesAvailable
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7
Population Growth and Resource AvailabilityAvailable
Long-form
8
Survivorship CurvesAvailable
Long-form
9
Total Fertility RateAvailable
Long-form

Land and Water Use

17 core skills11% total weight
0/17 completed
17 skills to mastery
1
AquacultureAvailable
Long-form
2
ClearcuttingAvailable
Long-form
3
Ecological FootprintsAvailable
Long-form
4
Meat Production MethodsAvailable
Long-form
5
Impacts of MiningAvailable
Long-form
6
Impacts of OverfishingAvailable
Long-form
7
Impacts of UrbanizationAvailable
Long-form
8
Impacts of Agricultural PracticesAvailable
Long-form
9
Integrated Pest ManagementAvailable
Long-form
10
Introduction to SustainabilityAvailable
Long-form
11
Irrigation MethodsAvailable
Long-form
12
Methods to Reduce Urban RunoffAvailable
Long-form
13
Pest Control MethodsAvailable
Long-form
14
Sustainable AgricultureAvailable
Long-form
15
Sustainable ForestryAvailable
Long-form
16
The Green RevolutionAvailable
Long-form
17
The Tragedy of the CommonsAvailable
Long-form

Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution

15 core skills11% total weight
0/15 completed
15 skills to mastery
1
Bioaccumulation and BiomagnificationAvailable
Long-form
2
Dose Response CurveAvailable
Long-form
3
Endocrine DisruptorsAvailable
Long-form
4
EutrophicationAvailable
Long-form
5
Lethal Dose 50% (LD50)Available
Long-form
6
Human Impacts on EcosystemsAvailable
Long-form
7
Human Impacts on Wetlands and MangrovesAvailable
Long-form
8
Pathogens and Infectious DiseasesAvailable
Long-form
9
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)Available
Long-form
10
Pollution and Human HealthAvailable
Long-form
11
Sewage TreatmentAvailable
Long-form
12
Solid Waste DisposalAvailable
Long-form
13
Sources of PollutionAvailable
Long-form
14
Thermal PollutionAvailable
Long-form
15
Waste Reduction MethodsAvailable
Long-form

Energy Resources and Consumption

13 core skills11% total weight
0/13 completed
13 skills to mastery
1
Distribution of Natural Energy ResourcesAvailable
Long-form
2
Energy from BiomassAvailable
Long-form
3
Energy ConservationAvailable
Long-form
4
Fossil FuelsAvailable
Long-form
5
Fuel Types and UsesAvailable
Long-form
6
Geothermal EnergyAvailable
Long-form
7
Global Energy ConsumptionAvailable
Long-form
8
Hydroelectric PowerAvailable
Long-form
9
Hydrogen Fuel CellAvailable
Long-form
10
Nuclear PowerAvailable
Long-form
11
Renewable and Nonrenewable ResourcesAvailable
Long-form
12
Solar EnergyAvailable
Long-form
13
Wind EnergyAvailable
Long-form

Earth Systems and Resources

9 core skills11% total weight
0/9 completed
9 skills to mastery
1
Earth's AtmosphereAvailable
Long-form
2
Earth's Geography and ClimateAvailable
Long-form
3
El Nino and La NinaAvailable
Long-form
4
Global Wind PatternsAvailable
Long-form
5
Plate TectonicsAvailable
Long-form
6
Soil Composition and PropertiesAvailable
Long-form
7
Soil Formation and ErosionAvailable
Long-form
8
Solar Radiation and Earth's SeasonsAvailable
Long-form
9
WatershedsAvailable
Long-form

Global Change

10 core skills11% total weight
0/10 completed
10 skills to mastery
1
Endangered SpeciesAvailable
Long-form
2
Global Climate ChangeAvailable
Long-form
3
Human Impacts on BiodiversityAvailable
Long-form
4
Increases in Greenhouse GasesAvailable
Long-form
5
Invasive SpeciesAvailable
Long-form
6
Ocean AcidificationAvailable
Long-form
7
Ocean WarmingAvailable
Long-form
8
Reducing Ozone DepletionAvailable
Long-form
9
Stratospheric Ozone DepletionAvailable
Long-form
10
The Greenhouse EffectAvailable
Long-form