Explore environmental systems, sustainability, and human impact on Earth's ecosystems.
← Back to AP CoursesAP Environmental Science explores ecosystems, biodiversity, and human impact on the environment. Students investigate the interrelationships of the natural world, analyze environmental problems, and examine alternative solutions for preventing or resolving them.
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You'll begin to explore a view of planet Earth as one system made up of regional ecosystems composed of interdependent environmental features, processes, and relationships between species.
You'll learn about the importance of biodiversity within ecosystems and the impact of outside factors on the evolution of organisms.
You'll examine how populations within ecosystems change over time, and the factors that affect population growth.
You'll study the natural components that make up the environment, from geologic features to the atmosphere and climate.
You'll examine how humans use and consume natural resources, and the ways in which we disrupt ecosystems, both positively and negatively.
You'll learn about renewable and nonrenewable sources of energy, where they're used, and their impact on the environment.
You'll learn more about air pollution, including how human actions can cause it, and you'll analyze legislation intended to regulate emissions and improve air quality.
You'll examine the impact of pollution on ecosystems and learn how to determine its source.
You'll come to understand the global impact of local and regional human activities and evaluate and propose solutions.