1st SEMESTER STUDY GUIDE

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
FIRST SEMESTER STUDY GUIDE
Prof. Julián Flores

v INTRODUCTION – Chapter 1
Ø Key themes in environmental science.

v ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE – Chapter 2
Ø How science is related with environment.

v SYSTEMS OF CHANGE – Chapter 3
Ø Earth as a system.

v HUMAN POPULATION – Chapter 4
Ø Relationship between population growing and environment.

v BIOCHEMICHAL CYCLES – Chapter 5
Ø How chemicals cycle.

v ECOSYSTEMS – Chapter 6
Ø Basic characteristics of ecosystems.

v BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY – Chapter 7
Ø How people affect biological diversity.

v BIOGEOGRAPHY – Chapter 8
Ø Geographic patterns of Earth’s major biomes.

v ECOLOGICAL RESTORATION – Chapter 10
Ø Natural vs built restoration.

v WATER POLLUTION AND TREATMENT – Chapter 22
Ø Water treatment plants.