APes Outline for Final

APes Final Outline

Unit 1: History of Humans & The Environment
Tragedy of the Commons
Easter Island
Jared Diamond- “The biggest mistake in the history of the human race”

Brief history of land use in the US
Ecological Footprint

Unit 2: Human Population
RLF, TRF, BR, DR
Doubling time
Population growth
Age Structure Diagrams
Demographic Transition
Case Studies (Chapter 9)

Unit 3: Ecology
Levels of organization
Keystone species
Energy flow & food webs
biological magnification
native & invasive species
primary productivity of ecosystems
GPP, NPP
Laws of Thermodynamics (1st & 2nd)
Matter Cycles (C, S, P, Water, N)
Primary Productivity of Ecosystems
Invasive Species project
Biome Project
Chapter 3, Chapter 4 (Biodiversity), Chapter 5

Unit 4: Air Pollution
Structure of atmosphere
Ozone (good & bad)
Major Air Pollutants (CO, CO2, NO, SO2, particulate matter, VOCs and ozone)
smog and photochemical smog
Temperature inversions
Acid deposition , harmful effects of acid deposition
Indoor air pollution-developing vs. developed countries
Radon, Formaldehyde, Particulates, Asbestos, CO, Tobacco smoke, Pesticide residues)
SBS (Sick building syndrome)
Health effects of air pollution
Preventing & Reducing air pollution
Clean Air Act
Montreal Protocol, Kyoto Protocol
Greenhouse Effect
Greenhouse gases
Global Warming
Factors affecting the earth's temperature
Effects of Global Warming
Chapter 19 & Chapter 20

Biomimicry: Chapter 1, 2 & 7
Cradle to Cradle