All students taking APES need to start with some of the basic vocabulary used in the course. Your summer assignment is to know the following definitions as given below. You will be given the actual definition, characteristics, illustration or a paraphrased version of the definition and you should be able to use the word. I will give a test grade the first day of the class and it will be 25 of these words. These will be randomly chosen. Any student who does not average at least an 85% on this test will take another test the following day. It is important that we don’t have students starting in a hole, so be sure to start strong. To be honest, if you start in a hole, that is okay because you will have an incentive to work hard to dig out of the hole you’ve created as tests count for 40% of your grade. I will not make this easy.
Next, you will buy the 2015 Barron’s APES Review Book, 5 th Edition. Without producing the book upon the first day of class, you will forfeit 10 points from the vocabulary test. The book can be purchased online for less than $15. There is little time to teach basic vocabulary and material you should be familiar with if exposing yourself this summer. Being familiar with the general concepts, framework and vocabulary will make this easier. Use the Barron’s book to possess this knowledge before we tackle the coursework.
Ionizing Radiation
High Quality Energy
Low Quality Energy
First Law of Thermodynamics
Second Law of Thermodynamics
Natural Radioactive Decay
Half-life
Nuclear Fission
Nuclear Fusion
Ore
Surface Mining
Humus
Leaching
Illuviation
Loam
Conservation
Preservation
Aquifer

Cone of Depression
Salt Water Intrusion
ENSO
Nitrogen Fixation
Ammonification
Nitrification
Assimilation
Denitrification
Sustainability
Photosynthesis
Aerobic Respiration
Biotic and Abiotic
Producer/Autotroph
Chlorine
Primary Succession
Secondary Succession
Cogeneration
Mutualism
Commensalism
Parasitism
Biome
Carrying Capacity
R Strategist
K Strategist

Positive Feedback
Negative Feedback
Malthus
Doubling Time
Replacement Level Fertility
Preindustrial Stage
Transitional Stage
Industrial Stage
Postindustrial Stage
BOD
Eutrophication
Hypoxia
Primary Air Pollutants
Natural Selection
Radon (Rn)
Photochemical Smog
Acid Deposition
Greenhouse Gases
Love Canal, NY
True Cost/External Costs
Incineration Advantages
Incineration Disadvantages
Keystone Species
Indicator Species
Natural Pest Control

Petroleum Formation
Alternate Energy Sources
LD-50, LD50)
Endangered Species
Invasive/Alien/Exotic Species
The Tragedy of the Commons
Threshold Dose
Temperature Inversion
Transpiration
Monoculture
Food
Surface Mining Control & Reclamation Act
Madrid Protocol
Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
Ocean Dumping Ban Act
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Kyoto Protocol
Montreal Protocol
Resource Conservation & Recovery Act (RCRA)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (CERCLA)
Nuclear Waste Policy Act
Endangered Species Act
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
Magnuson-Stevens Act

Food Quality Protection Act
National Environmental Policy Act
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
Fecal Coliform/Enterococcus Bacteria
Mutagen; Teratogen; Carcinogen
Organic Fertilizer
Salinization of Soil