Barron's AP Environmental Science with CD-ROM (Barron's AP Environmental Science (W/CD)) [Paperback]

Gary S. Thorpe M.S. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764195654 | ISBN-13: 978-0764195655 | Publication Date: February 1, 2009 | Edition: 3

This up-to-date test preparation manual for the AP Environmental Science exam presents two full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained plus an extensive subject review. Test topic reviews fall into three general categories: Earth Systems and Resources; The Living World; and Population. Each section is filled practice questions and quizzes with answers. The manual also presents an overview of the test, helpful test-taking strategies, and hundreds of diagrams and illustrations. New with the third edition is an enclosed CD-ROM that presents two additional full-length practice tests and feature automatic scoring.

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Two full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained

Extensive subject review covers all test topics and includes practice questions and quizzes with answers

An enlightening overview of the AP Environmental Science test plus helpful test-taking strategies

A CD-ROM with additional full-length practice tests and automatic scoring

Product Details

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; 3 edition (February 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764195654
• ISBN-13: 978-0764195655
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #889,077 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars There are Better Books Out There, May 12, 2008

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M. Malkovich - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barron's AP Environmental Science (Paperback)

This book has been very frustrating to read. I have found many errors, for example "life-life" (I think they meant half-life?), and many other typos. The content is too general. I know it's suppose to be a "review" book, but I feel like they could have built on ideas a little more. The review questions at the end of each chapter address things that either don't come up until the following chapters, or that don't even come up at all. In addition, some of the answers to the multiple choice questions are wrong! Overall, this book is not worth the money. My advice would be to go to the collegeboard webiste a purchase a more qualified review book there.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not quite right., May 28, 2008

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Taylor C. White "Ttay" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Barron's AP Environmental Science (Paperback)

This book was well written, and has a good amount of visuals, which help a lot in understanding concepts in environmental science.
However good the book was, it didn't seem to reflect what was on the actual AP exam very well.
It claimed that pollution would be about 30% of the test, when really I only remember a handful questions on pollution. Also, not everything that was on the exam was covered.

So, it's good, but it didn't quite hit the mark for what the APES exam actually is and covers.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Could be better could be worse, October 31, 2007

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Abby - See all my reviews

This review is from: Barron's AP Environmental Science (Paperback)

I am a tutor for AP Env. Sci. Some of the text is poorly written. Some of the practice questions don't even make sense. The review material doesn't touch on some of the practice questions. I don't know if any of the other review books are any better, but this one leaves a lot of room for improvement. Maybe next year's will be better.