Ann Linsley's Classroom
Unit 1 Foundations of Environmental Systems
IB Topic 1 Foundations of environmental systems & societies
1.1 Environmental value systems
1.2 Systems and models
1.3 Energy and equilibria
Unit 2 Lithosphere
AP Unit 4: Earth Systems & Resources
4.1 Plate Tectonics
5.9 Impacts of Mining
Unit 3 Atmosphere & Climate Change
IB Topic 6 Atmospheric Systems
6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere
IB Topic 7 Climate Change
7.2 Climate change—causes and impacts
7.3 Climate change-mitigation and adaptation
AP Unit 4 Earth Systems & Resources
4.4 Earth’s Atmosphere’s
4.5 Global Wind Patterns
4.6 Watersheds
4.7 Solar Radiation and Earth’s Seasons
4.8 Earth’s Geography and Climate
4.9 El Nino’ & La Nina’
AP Unit 9: Global Change
9.1 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion
9.2 Reducing Ozone Depletion
9.3 The Greenhouse Effect
9.4 Increases in the Greenhouse Gases
9.5 Global Climate Change
9.6 Ocean Warming
9.7 Ocean Acidification
9.8 Invasive Species
9.9 Endangered Species
9.10 Human Impacts on biodiversity
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Unit 4 Ecosystems, Ecology & Biodiversity
IB Topic 2 Ecosystems & Ecology
2.1 Species and populations
2.2 Communities and ecosystems
2.3 Flows of energy and matter
2.4 Biomes, zonation and succession
2.5 Investigating ecosystems
IB Topic 3 Biodiversity
3.1 An introduction to biodiversity
3.2 Origins of biodiversity
3.3 Threats to biodiversity
3.4 Conservation of biodiversity
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AP Unit 1: The Living World: Ecosystems
1.1 Introduction to Ecosystems
1.2 Terrestrial Biomes
1.3 Aquatic Biomes
1.4 The Carbon Cycle
1.5 The Nitrogen Cycle
1.6 The Phosphorus Cycle
1.7 The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle
1.8 Primary Productivity
1.9 Trophic Levels
1.10 Energy Flow and the 10% Rule
1.11 Food Chains and Food Webs
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AP Unit 2: The Living World: Biodiversity
2.1 Introduction to Biodiversity
2.2 Ecosystem Services
2.3 Island Biogeography
2.4 Ecological Tolerance
2.5 Natural Disruptions to Ecosystems
2.6 Adaptations
2.7 Ecological Succession
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Unit 5 Energy Production
IB Topic Energy Production
1.3 Energy and equilibria
7.1 Energy choices and security
8.2 Resource use in society
AP Unit 6: Energy Resources and Consumption
6.1 Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources
6.2 Global Energy Consumption
6.3 Fuel Types and Uses
6.4 Distribution of Natural Energy Resources
6.5 Fossil Fuels
6.6 Nuclear Power
6.7 Energy from Biomass
6.8 Solar Energy
6.9 Hydroelectric Power
6.10 Geothermal Energy
6.11 Hydrogen Fuel Cell
6.12 Wind Energy
6.13 Energy Conservation
Unit 6 Population
IB Topic
8.1 Human population dynamics
8.4 Human population carrying capacity
AP Unit 3: Populations
3.1 Generalist and Specialist Species
3.2 K-Selected r-Selected Species
3.3 Survivorship Curves
3.4 Carrying Capacity
3.5 Population Growth and Resource Availability
3.6 Age Structure Diagrams
3.7 Total Fertility Rate
3.8 Human Population Dynamics
3.9 Demographic
Unit 7 Terrestrial & Marine Pollution
IB Topic
1.5 Humans and pollution
4.4 Water pollution
AP Unit 8: Aquatic & Terrestrial Pollution
8.1 Sources of Pollution
8.2 Human Impacts on Ecosystems
8.3 Endocrine Disruptors
8.4 Human Impacts on Wetlands and Mangroves
8.5 Eutrophication
8.6 Thermal Pollution
8.7 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
8.8 Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification
8.9 Solid Waste Disposal
8.10 Waste Reduction Methods
8.11 Sewage Treatment
8.12 Lethal Dose 50% (LD50)
8.13 Dose Response Curve
8.14 Pollution and Human Health
8.15 Pathogens and Infectious Diseases
Unit 8 Air Pollution
IB Topic
6.3 Photochemical smog
6.4 Acid deposition
AP Unit 7: Atmospheric Pollution
7.1 Introduction to Air Pollution
7.2 Photochemical Smog
7.3 Thermal Inversion
7.4 Atmospheric CO2 and Particulates
7.5 Indoor Air Pollutants
7.6 Reduction of Air Pollutants
7.7 Acid Rain STB
7.8 Noise Pollution
Unit 9 Sustaining Populations - soils & Agriculture
IB Topic 4 Water & Aquatic Food production systems
4.1 Introduction to water systems
4.2 Access to fresh water
4.3 Aquatic food production systems
IB Topic 5 Soil systems & Terrestrial Food Production Systems
5.1 Introduction to soil systems
5.2 Terrestrial food production systems and food choices
AP Unit 4 Earth Systems & Resources
4.2 Soil Formation and Erosion
4.3 Soil Composition and Properties
AP Unit 5 Land and Water Use
5.1 The Tragedy of the Commons
5.2 Clearcutting
5.3 The Green Revolution
5.4 Impacts of Agricultural Practices
5.5 Irrigation Methods
5.6 Pest Control Methods
5.7 Meat Production Methods
5.8 Impacts of Overfishing
5.9 Impacts of Mining
5.10 Impacts of Urbanization
5.11 Ecological Footprints
5.12 Introduction to Sustainability
5.13 Methods to Reduce Urban Runoff
5.14 Integrated Pest Management
5.15 Sustainable Agriculture
5.16 Aquaculture Sustainability
5.17 Sustainable Forestry
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Unit 10 Human Health &Conspicuous Consumption
8.2 Resource use in society
8.3 Solid domestic waste
Unit 11 Sustainable Policies
IB Topic 3 Conservation
1.4 Sustainability
AP Unit 9: Global Change
Required Case Studies: IB ESS
1.1: Environmental value systems: Significant historical influences on the development of the
environmental movement have come from literature, the media, major environmental
disasters, international agreements and technological developments.
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3.3: Threats to biodiversity: Discuss the case histories of three different species: one that has
become extinct due to human activity, another that is critically endangered, and a third species
whose conservation status has been improved by intervention
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4.2 Access to fresh water: Discuss, with reference to a case study, how shared freshwater
resources have given rise to international conflict.
4.3: Aquatic food production systems: Discuss, with reference to a case study, the controversial harvesting of a named species.
4.3: Aquatic food production systems: Discuss a case study that demonstrates the impact of
aquaculture.
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2.4: Biomes, zonation and succession: Explain the distributions, structure, biodiversity and
relative productivity of contrasting biomes.
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3.4: Conservation of biodiversity: Evaluate the success of a given protected area.
5.2: Terrestrial food production systems and food choices: Compare and contrast the inputs,
outputs and system characteristics for two given food production systems.
5.3 Soil degradation and conservation: Evaluate the soil management strategies of a given
commercial farming system and of a given subsistence farming system.
6.4: Acid deposition: Possible case studies of intergovernmental situations involving acid
deposition to consider include the USA Midwest and Eastern Canada interaction, as well as
the impact of industrial Britain, Germany and Poland on Sweden.
7.1: Energy choices and security: Discuss the factors that affect the choice of energy sources
adopted by different societies.
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8.4: Human population carrying capacity: compare and contrast the differences in the EF of
two countries.