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+====== APES Study Guide ======
 ====== Unit 1: The Living World - Ecosystems ======
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 |1997|Kyoto Protocol|Members must cut their GHG emissions back to 5% below 1990 levels (US has not ratified)|
-=====**Unit 7-8: Atmospheric, Terrestrial and Aquatic Pollution**=====
+======**Unit 7-8: Atmospheric, Terrestrial and Aquatic Pollution**======
   * **Types of Pollution**
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   * As a result, the UV-B can reach Earth’s surface and cause harm to biological organisms
-=====**Unit 9: Global Change**=====
+======**Unit 9: Global Change**======
-|●|**Global Warming**| | | | | | |
+●**Global Warming**
-| |○|**Greenhouse Gas Concentration**| | | | | |
+○**Greenhouse Gas Concentration**
 | | | |**Greenhouse Gas**| |**Pre-Industrial Level**| |**In 2016**|
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 | | | |Nitrous Oxides, N2O| |270 ppb| |328 ppb|
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-|●  **Effects of Climate Change: What’s Coming?**| | | | | | | |
-| |○|**Physical Changes**| | | | | |
+●  **Effects of Climate Change: What’s Coming?**
-| | | |●  Decrease of glaciers and ice sheets| | | | |
+○**Physical Changes**
-| | | |●  Continued rising of average ocean levels| | | | |
+      ●  Decrease of glaciers and ice sheets
-| | | |●|Changes in precipitation| | | |
+      ●  Continued rising of average ocean levels
-| | | |●  Increase in frequency and duration of storms| | | | |
+      ●  Changes in precipitation
-| | | |●  Increase in number of hot days| | | | |
+      ●  Increase in frequency and duration of storms
-| | | |●  Decrease in number of cold days| | | | |
+      ●  Increase in number of hot days
-| |○|**Changes in Biota**| | | | | |
+      ●  Decrease in number of cold days
-| | | |●  Increased crop yields in cold environments| | | | |
+ ○**Changes in Biota**
-| | | |●  Loss of croplands due to drought and higher temperatures| | | | |
+    ●  Increased crop yields in cold environments
-| | | |●  Cold-tolerant species will need to migrate to cooler climates| | | | |
+    ●  Loss of croplands due to drought and higher temperatures
-| | | |●  Heat-tolerant species may spread and invade new habitats| | | | |
+    ●  Cold-tolerant species will need to migrate to cooler climates
-| | | |●  Additional deaths from water and insect-borne diseases| | | | |
+    ●  Heat-tolerant species may spread and invade new habitats
-| | | |●  Commerce, transport, and coastal settlements may be disrupted by| | | | |
+    ●  Additional deaths from water and insect-borne diseases
-| | | | |changes in ocean levels and storms| | | |
+    ●  Commerce, transport, and coastal settlements may be disrupted by
-| | | |●  Change in marine ecosystems and fishery productivity| | | | |
+    changes in ocean levels and storms
-| |○  **Adaptations to the Warmer Climate**| | | | | | |
+    ●  Change in marine ecosystems and fishery productivity
-| | | |●  Must occur at many levels of society| | | | |
+ ○  **Adaptations to the Warmer Climate**
-| | | |●|Develop new technology| | | |
+    ●  Must occur at many levels of society
-| | | |●  Continue to reduce emissions from engines| | | | |
+    ●Develop new technology
-| | | |●  Legislative and behavioral changes needed| | | | |
+    ●  Continue to reduce emissions from engines
-| | | |●|Promote sustainable growth| | | |
+    ●  Legislative and behavioral changes needed
-|●|**Reducing Climate Change**| | | | | | |
+    ●Promote sustainable growth
-| |○|**Technological**| | | | | |
+●**Reducing Climate Change**
-| | | |●|Carbon sequestration| | | |
+   ○**Technological**
-| | | |●  Reduction of emissions from engines| | | | |
+      ●Carbon sequestration
-| |○|**Behavioral**| | | | | |
+      ●  Reduction of emissions from engines
-| | | |●  Turning off the lights to conserve electricity| | | | |
+ ○**Behavioral**
-| |○|**Policy**| | | | | |
+    ●  Turning off the lights to conserve electricity
-| | | |●  Enacting new treaties and legislation| | | | |
+ ○**Policy**
+    ●  Enacting new treaties and legislation