Correlations

Environmental Science: Toward a Sustainable Future, 8th Edition ©2002

Richard T. Wright and Bernard J. Nebel

Correlated with AP* Environmental Science, May 1998, May 1999

ST = Student textbook pages

1. Interdependence of Earth's Systems: Fundamental Principles and Concepts
   1. The Flow of Energy
      1. Forms and quality of energy
         ST: 58–61, 61–68
      2. Energy units and measurement
         ST: 58, 60
      3. Sources and sinks, conversions
         ST: 60, 318–320, 325, 382, 385
   2. The Cycling of Matter
      1. Water
         ST: 215–220, 220–221
      2. Carbon
         ST: 69, 289, 519
      3. Major nutrients
         1. Nitrogen
            ST: 71–72, 289
         2. Phosphorous
            ST: 69–71
      4. Differences between cycling of major and trace elements
         ST: 450–451
   3. The Solid Earth
      1. Earth history and the geologic time scale
         ST: 127, 221–222, 233–235
      2. Earth dynamics: plate tectonics, volcanism, the rock cycle, soil formation
         ST: 76, 124, 126–127, 288, 396–397
   4. The Atmosphere
      1. Atmospheric history: origin, evolution, composition, and structure
         ST: 511–513, 513–516
      2. Atmospheric dynamics: weather, climate
         ST: 513, 516–520, 520–524
   5. The Biosphere
      1. Organisms: adaptations to their environment
         ST: 107–109, 111
      2. Populations and communities: exponential growth, carrying capacity
         ST: 83–85, 87–93
      3. Ecosystems and change: biomass, energy transfer, succession
         ST: 35–37, 96–98, 379–381
      4. Evolution of life: natural selection, extinction
         ST: 107–111, 118
   
   
2. Human Population Dynamics
   1. History and Global Distribution
      1. Numbers
         ST: 150–152, 152–156
      2. Demographics, such as birth and death rates
         ST: 140–143
   2. Carrying Capacity—Local, Regional, and Global
      ST: 152, 155
   3. Cultural and Economic Influences
      ST: 164–168, 174–181
   
   
3. Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources: Distribution, Ownership, Use, Degradation
   1. Water
      1. Fresh: agricultural, industrial, domestic
         ST: 221, 222–223, 233–235
      2. Oceans: fisheries, industrial
         ST: 276–277
   2. Minerals
      ST: 30, 56–57, 194, 198–199
   3. Soils
      1. Soil types
         ST: 96–99, 191–194, 197
      2. Erosion and conservation
         ST: 191, 206, 207–210, 248, 555
   4. Biological
      1. Natural areas
         ST: 74–76, 289–290, 290–296, 307–308, 308–311, 498
      2. Genetic diversity
         ST: 109, 114–116
      3. Food and other agricultural products
         ST: 242–244, 252–253, 253–254, 256
   5. Energy
      1. Conventional sources
         ST: 208, 382–386
      2. Alternative sources
         ST: 335–336, 384
   6. Land
      1. Residential and commercial
         ST: 204–205, 208, 209–210, 307–310
      2. Agricultural and forestry
         ST: 146, 189, 190, 191, 202–205, 242–245, 299–300, 300–311
      3. Recreational and wilderness
         ST: 76, 307
   
   
4. Environmental Quality
   1. Air/Water/Soil
      1. Major pollutants
         1. Types, such as SO₂, NO_x, and pesticides
            ST: 70–71, 72, 203
         2. Thermal pollution
            ST: 539, 542
         3. Measurement and units of measure such as ppm, pH, µg/L
            ST: 549–550, 552–553
         4. Point and nonpoint sources (domestic, industrial, agricultural)
            ST: 539, 440
      2. Effects of pollutants on:
         1. aquatic systems
            ST: 439–440, 447
         2. vegetation
            ST: 202, 206, 207–209, 491
         3. natural features, buildings, and structures
            ST: 552
         4. wildlife
            ST: 486–487, 490
      3. Pollution reduction, remediation, and control
         ST: 496–500, 500–505
   2. Solid Waste
      1. Types, sources, and amounts
         ST: 465–466
      2. Current disposal methods and their limitations
         ST: 466–467, 471–472
      3. Alternative practices in solid waste management
         ST: 473, 478–482
   3. Impact on Human Health
      1. Agents: chemical and biological
         ST: 443–444
      2. Effects: acute and chronic, dose-response relationships
         ST: 409, 486–487
      3. Relative risks: evaluation and response
         ST: 407–408, 409–412
   
   
5. Global Changes and Their Consequences
   1. First-order Effects (changes)
      1. Atmosphere: CO₂, CH₄, stratoshperic O₃
         ST: 528–533
      2. Oceans: surface temperatures, currents
         ST: 306, 509–510
      3. Biota: habitat destruction, introduced exotics, over harvesting
         ST: 26, 30, 294, 297
   2. Higher-order Interactions (consequences)
      1. Atmosphere: global warming, increasing ultraviolet radiation
         ST: 516–518, 520–524
      2. Oceans: increasing sea level, long-term climate change, impact on El Niño
         ST: 124, 128, 509–510, 517–518
      3. Biota: loss of biodiversity
         ST: 26, 30, 294, 297
   
   
6. Environment and Society: Trade-offs and Decision Making
   1. Economic Forces
      1. Cost-benefit analysis
         ST: 569–570, 583–587, 590
      2. Marginal costs
         ST: 570–574, 580–583
      3. Ownership and externalized costs
         ST: 583
   2. Cultural and Aesthetic Considerations
      ST: 393–394, 401–404
   3. Environmental Ethics
      ST: 12–13, 270, 392, 414–437, 587–590
   4. Environmental Laws and Regulations (international, national, and regional)
      ST: 407–413, 486, 500, 577, 612, 613–614
   5. Issues and options (conservation, preservation, restoration, remediation, sustainability, mitigation)
      ST: 500, 584–585, 587, 613