AP Environmental Science
Module 1 DBA Study Guide
1. Tell me about the discussion you had with a friend or family member about surviving vs.
thriving.
2. Discuss an environmental issue in your area. How are people addressing the issue?
What is your opinion?
3. How difficult was the lab activity in Lesson 1? What are your impressions of
sustainability? Give four specific examples of how your current life style is
unsustainable.
4. How could we design an experiment to test the effect of acid rain on orange trees?
Create an experiment with an independent variable, a dependent variable, a control,
constants, hypothesis, and the general procedure you would use.
5. There is a Native American quotation: “We have not inherited the world from our
ancestors; we have borrowed it from our children.” What do you think of this quotation?
How does it relate to the concepts in module 1? Do you agree or disagree with it?
Support your answer.
6. The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is considered to be the founding
document of environmental protection in the United States. Why?
7. Which international treaty do you think is more important: Kyoto Protocol, Montreal
Protocol, or CITES? Why?
8. Discuss two of the following human social systems and the impact those types of
societies have on the environment:
- Hunter-gatherer
- Pastoral
- Agricultural
- Industrial
9. What is the difference between point and non-point source pollution? Give an example
of each.
10. According to Hardin, what is the “Tragedy of the Commons?”
11. What did you learn from Diamond’s article “The Worst Mistake”?
12. Understand the different types of public use lands
National forest
- National resource lands
- National wildlife refuges
- National parks
- National wilderness
- National recreation areas
13. What is the World Bank? What is the International Monetary Fund?
14. Distinguish between renewable and non-renewable resources and give examples of
each. Is it possible for a resource to be considered both renewable and non-renewable?
Explain.
15. What is the difference between correlation and causation?
16. What is full-cost pricing? What are its advantages and disadvantages?