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AP Literature & Composition: Unit 4 Vocabulary Flashcards

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10746574325SaccharineOverly sweet or sentimental (adj.)0
10746574326SavoryPleasing to the sense of taste; having an agreeable taste; salty (adj.)1
10746575667RedolentReminiscent of something; full of; having a noticeable odor (adj.)2
10746575668AcridStrong, sharp smell, harsh/angry (adj.)3
10746577715PalatableAcceptable to the taste or mind (adj.)4

APES Midterm Flashcards

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8727106007What is Earth System Science?The study of relationships between Earth's spheres.0
8727115651What are the primary spheres?Lithosphere (Land), Hydrosphere (Water), Biosphere (Living Things), Atmosphere (Air)1
8727147598What is Environmental Science?The branch of science that deals with the physical, chemical and biological components of the environment and their effects on organisms.2
8727211517What is Ecology?The branch of biology that deals with the relations of organisms to one another and to their physical surroundings.3
8727228087What is Natural Capital?Geology, Air, Water, Soil, Living Things4
8727277533What are characteristics of a sustainable society?-Meet needs in a just and equitable manner -Natural capital - geology, air, water, soil -Natural resources -Natural services -Balance of capital, resources and services5
8727300270Rule of 70Years to double = 70 / annual % growth rate6
8727330661Developed Country-Overconsumption -High GDP $$$ -Technology -18% of World Population7
8727365975Developing Country-Low GDP -Little to no industrialization -82% of World Population8
8727384844Renewable ResourceA resource that can be replaced on a sustainable basis within human lifetimes9
8727402313Tragedy of the CommonsCommon resources are depleted for individual gain10
8727412388Root Causes of Environmental Problems-Poverty -Rapid population growth -Resource depletion -Habitat destruction -Pollution11
8729475073I-PAT EquationA three-factor equation that describes humans' environmental impact. Impact = Population x Affluence x Technology12
8729515770Technological OptimistA person that believes that human ingenuity will keep environment sustainable13
8729549978Environmental WisdomThe belief that we are part of nature, that economic systems should be sustainable14
8729560980Frontier WorldviewThe belief that undeveloped land is to be exploited to its fullest extent, resources are inexhaustible15
8729597842Synergistic EffectWhen the effect of two factors combined is stronger than the effect they have on their own.16
87296742367 Characteristics of Life-Composed of Cells: -Different Levels of Organization -Use Energy -Respond To Their Environment -Grow -Reproduce -Adapt To Their Environment:17
8729682306Paradigm ShiftA drastic change in theory or thought18
8729911098Positive Feedback LoopChange is reinforced (Continues to )19
8729911099Negative Feedback LoopChange is negated (Has no effect)20
8729966636Open SystemMatter and energy exchanges occur across system boundaries21
8729974510Closed SystemEnergy exchanges, but no matter exchanges22
8729986803Isolated SystemNo matter or energy exchanges23
8729996952FIRST Law of ThermodynamicsLaw of Conservation of Energy - Energy cannot be created nor destroyed24
8730010971SECOND Law of ThermodynamicsWhen energy is transformed, some of it is lost to heat. Energy loses quality as it is transferred.25
8730026395pHMeasure of the acidity of a solution26
8730075758Trophic LevelsLevel in a food pyramid/chain. 1. Producers 2. Primary Consumers 3. Secondary Consumers 4. Tertiary Consumers 5. Quarternary Consumers27
8730083845Net Primary Productivity (NPP)Amount of energy available at the bottom of the food pyramid (Producers) before any is lost.28
8730091248Critical EcosystemsSwamps, marshes, estuaries, tropical rainforests, coral reefs. Highest productivity!29
8730338687Species RichnessNumber of different species30
8730347469Species EvennessHow evenly distributed the species are31
8730473335Allopatric SpeciationThe formation of new species because two groups have been separated by geography32
8730476428Sympatric SpeciationThe formation of new species even though the two groups are living in the same area33
8730478955BiomeDistinct biological communities of plants and animals that have common characteristics for the environment they exist in. 6 major types: Freshwater, Marine, Desert, Forest, Grassland, Tundra.34
8730478956Systems Analysis-Models simulate and accelerate field and lab studies -Analysis of field studies35
8730484647Keystone SpeciesA species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically. Ex. Sea Otter36
8730484648Intrinsic Growth RateThe rate at which a population increases in size if there are no density-dependent forces regulating the population.37
8730487628ClimateThe composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years.38
8730487629WeatherThe atmospheric conditions, including the temperature, wind, snow, rain, or anything else happening outside.39
8730492010EvolutionThe process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.40
8730502282AbioticNonliving Ex. Rocks41
8730502283BioticLiving42
8730506624What determines climate?Latitude, altitude, proportion of land to water, and proximity to oceans and mountains43
8730518547HIPPOCauses of biodiversity loss. H- Habitat destruction I- Invasive species P- Pollution P- Population O- Overexploitation44
8730518548Photochemical SmogChemical reaction of VOCs, NOX, Sunlight45
8730522758Sources of Air PollutionPrimarily the burning of fossil fuels46
8730525301Atmospheric Haze CloudsCombination of ash, acids and particulates in the atmosphere, creates a toxic brown cloud47
8730528664Thermal Temperature InversionWarm air is sandwiched between cold air, as opposed to normal conditions where cold air sits above warm air. Caused by pollution/smog48
8730528665Acid DepositionAny form of precipitation with acidic components, such as sulfuric or nitric acid that fall to the ground from the atmosphere in wet or dry forms. This can include rain, snow, fog, hail or even dust that is acidic.49
8730532334Air Quality Legislation-Clean Air Acts -National Ambient Air Quality Standards -Clean Power Plan -Fugitive Methane Regulation -Montreal Protocol -Kyoto Protocol50
8730537046Intrinsic ValueThe value that something has in itself51
8730547960Instrumental ValueThe value something has because it helps us achieve something else52
8730547961BiophiliaLove of life53
8730553710Life ExpectancyAverage time an organism is expected to live54
8730553711Infant Mortality RateNumber of babies (per 1000) that die before they turn 155
8731089640Child Mortality RateNumber of children (per 1000) that die before they turn 556
8730557242Crude Birth Rate (CBR)Number of births per 100057
8730560143Crude Death Rate (CDR)Number of deaths per 100058
8730563350Theory of Demographic TransitionThe theory that population growth follows a 4-5 stage model.59
8730569931Positive ExternalityPositive effect on something that had nothing to do with the activity that generate the positive effect. (Ex. Your friend Bob doesn't get a disease because you got a vaccine that prevented you from transferring it to him.)60
8730648518Negative ExternalityNegative effect on something that had nothing to do with the activity that generated the negative effect. (Ex. A fish dies because of human-caused water pollution)61
8730668003Ecological FootprintA measure of the amount of biologically productive land and water area an individual, a city, a country, a region, or all of humanity uses to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb the waste it generates with today's technology and resource management practices.62
8730668004Plate TectonicsPlate tectonics is the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over the mantle, the rocky inner layer above the core. The plates act like a hard and rigid shell compared to Earth's mantle.63
8730682154Biotic PotentialMaximum reproductive rate of a population64
8730688654Logistic Growth Curve (S)Resources are limited65
8730848410Exponential Growth Curve (J)Resources are unlimited66
8730688655Population CrashSudden, drastic decline in numbers of individual members of a population67
8730690938K-Strategist-Larger -Long lifespan -Long time to reproduce -Require specialized niches -Few offspring -Raises offspring Ex. Human, lion, elephant68
8730694379R-Strategist-Smaller -Many offspring -Do not raise offspring -Short lifespan Ex. Mouse, bacteria, fly69
8730697254Survivorship CurveAge structure represented by a survivorship curve Type 1- Late Loss High survival of most life Type 2- Constant Loss Die at all ages Type 3- Early Loss Most die at young ages70
8730703719Total Fertility Rate (TFR)The total number of children a woman has (per 1000) during her childbearing years71
8730706918Population DynamicsFactors that describe the size, density, dispersion, and age structures of a population72
8730711084NichePhysical environment to which a species has become adapted73
8730715117Limiting FactorAn individual factor that limits a population74
8730724372Replacement Fertility2 children to replace the parents (Technically 2.1)75
8730728499Rock Cycle76
8730739311AnthropogenicHuman-caused77
87314145446 Criteria Air Pollutants1. Lead (Pb) 2. Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) 3. Nitrous Oxides (NOx) 4. Carbon Monoxide (CO) 5. Particulate Matter (PM) 6. Tropospheric Ozone78
8731443014Atmospheric Structure78% Nitrogen 21% Oxygen 1% Argon79
8731448139CommensalismPositive effect on one species, no effect on the other (Ex. lichen growing on trees: lichen has a place to grow, tree is unaffected)80
8731450500MutualismPositive effect on both species81
8731453415PredationOne species benefits, other dies82
8731457121ParasitismOne organism (parasite) benefits at the expense of another. The victim of the parasite will either die or become ill.83
8731475475OvershootDeath rate catches up to birth rate after exceeding capacity84
8731480114Stable Population CurveFluctuates above and below capacity (Constant environments)85
8731483274Irruptive Population CurvePopulations explode, then crash to stable level86
8731486368Cyclic Population CurveBoom-and-bust cycles (Top-down regulation by predators, bottom-up regulation by prey)87
8731497221Irregular Growth CurveDrastic change (Drought)88
8731505732Bottleneck EffectA sharp reduction in the size of a population due to environmental events (such as earthquakes, floods, fires, disease, or droughts) or human activities (such as genocide).89
8731517259Founder EffectSubset of gene pool establishes a new population90
8731536826Radioactive DecayUnstable isotope spontaneously releases energy at a constant rate91

AP English Language Flashcards

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14957460586nounA person, place, thing, or idea0
14957460587verbsShow action or state of being1
14957537114Transitive verbsVerbs that take a direct object2
14957538330Intransitive verbdoes not have a direct object3
14957464448adjectiveA word that describes a noun4
14957530500adverbsA word that modifies a verb, an adjective, or another adverb5
14957531373pronounA word that takes the place of a noun6
14957531932Conjunctiona word that joins two phrases or sentences7
14957534610interjectionA word of surprise8

AP World History Flashcards

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14648905167When was Buddhism founded?6th century BCE0
14648906693When was Christianity founded?1st century AD1
14648912599When was Confucianism founded?6th-5th century BCE2
14648915497When was Daoism founded?500 BC - 3rd- 4th century BCE3
14648923986When was Hinduism founded?1500 BC4
14648925965When was Islam founded?7th century5
14648929137When was Judaism founded?2000 BCE6
14648931432When was Shinto founded?late 6th century AD7
14648937216How many Buddhists are in the world?448 million representing 7% of the world's population8
14648941492How many Christians are in the world?2 billion9
14648947509How many Confucians are in the world?5-6 million10
14648955871How many Taoisms are in the world?12 million11
14648961706How many Hinduisms are in the world?1.15 million12
14648965492How many Islams are in the world?1.8 billion13
14648970700How many Jews are in the world?14 million14
14648972446How many Shintos are in the world?4 million15
14648975245Who founded Buddhism?Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)16
14648976754Who founded Christianity?Jesus17
14648978258Who founded Confucianism?Confucius18
14648980651Who founded Daoism?Lao Tzu19
14648984859Who founded Hinduism?No founder20
14648985868Who founded Islam?Muhammad21
14648987813Who founded Judaism?Abraham22
14648988758Who founded Shinto?no one23
14649011241What are the sacred texts of Hinduism?Vedas and Upanishads24
14649014123What are the sacred texts of Buddhism?Tripitaka, Mahayana Sutras, Tibetan Book of the Dead25
14649017024What are the sacred texts of Christianity?Bible26
14649019518What are the sacred texts of Confucianism?Analects27
14649020578What are the sacred texts of Taoism?Tao-Te Ching28
14649025644What are the sacred texts of Islam?Quran29
14649027960What are the sacred texts of Judaism?Torah and Talmud30
14649032994What are the sacred texts of Shinto?the Kojiki , the Nihon-Gi31
14670651866Where and how was Buddhism spread?Nepal to India, Ceylon, Burma, Tibet, Central Asia, China, Japan. Sent monks to surrounding territories to spread the teachings of Buddha.32
14670671714Where and how was Christianity spread?Israel to the rest of the world. The faith spread through many ordinary believers. It was also widely spread by Paul.33
14670691175Where and how was Confucianism spread?China to Vietnam, Korea, and Japan. It spread because of the Chinese empire's influence on political, social, and religious development in surrounding countries.34
14670708193Where and how was Taoism spread?China to neighboring areas to Korea and Japan. Laozi's journey to the west and his followers spreading the religion.35
14670720826Where and how was Hinduism spread?India to Southeast Asia, Burma, Siam, Java. Believers spread it to other parts of India.36
14670740498Where and how was Islam spread?Mecca to Southeast Asia, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa. It spread by Muslim traders down the main trade-route between Asia and the far east.37
14670757018Where and how was Judaism spread?Israel. It was spread throughout all of Israel when the Babylons spread the Jewish people around Israel and it was also spread during the Diaspora when the Jewish were wondering the deserts and making communities.38
14670786187Where and how was Shinto spread?Japan into two parts of China. It was spread by people and heritage on where they lived though Japan and into China.39
14670815400What are some beliefs of Buddhism?The four noble truths: the truth of suffering, the truth of cause and suffering, the truth of the end of suffering, the truth of the path that frees us from suffering.40
14670835426What are some beliefs of Christianity?Their is only one god, that God created the heavens and the earth, they believe this Godhead consists of three parts: the father, the son, and the holy spirit.41
14670856687What are some beliefs of Confucianism?Believes that people should express such virtues as wisdom, propriety, mercy, honesty, and compassion in all of their relationships. States that everyone should know their place in society and perfect that place.42
14670870530What are some beliefs of Taoism?The primary focus is their humanity, they believe in the yin-yang, they believe there is nothing that one should be saved from, and they believe that there is nothing after death.43
14670890206What are some beliefs of Hinduism?polytheistic-many gods, reincarnation, karma, cows are sacred, vegetarian, worship in a temple or have a shrine in their home.44
14670898523What are some beliefs of Islam?One God, Angels, all the prophets sent by God, and life after death.45
14670908372What are some beliefs of Judaism?One God, life after death, the Torah, and they must follow Gods laws which govern daily life.46
14670919926What are some beliefs of Shinto?Spiritual powers exist in the natural world, that spirits called "Kami" live in natural places, in purity, and more than one God.47

Chapter 2 AP Language Flashcards

Unit 2 AP Language Vocabulary

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15595145336Archaic DictionOld-fashioned or outdated choice of words ex. Thou shall not steal.0
15595145337Hortative SentenceSentence that exhorts, urges, entreats, implores, or calls to action ex. Join the millitary! Help Americans!1
15595145338Periodic SentenceThe meaning and main clause is felt at the end of the sentence.2
15595145339SyntaxHow words are arranged into sentences ex. "And in this moment, I swear, we are infinite."3
15595145340Close ReadingPutting a work in context, focusing your attention on themes and techniques, asking for a response. ex. Asking questions, Annotating4
15595145341StyleThe sentence structure, vocabulary, imagery, and figurative language, and feeling of a text. ex. "The studio was filled with the rich odor of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden... The sullen murmur of the bees shouldering their way through... or circling with monotonous insistence..." (imagery)5
15595145342DictionThe speaker's choice of words. Can have denotative and connotative value. ex. "Busy old fool, unruly Sun,"6
15595145343PolysyndetonAdds "and" between all items. ex. "We need eggs and cheese and bacon and water and apples." Slows down a sentence. Adds emphasis to list.7
15595145344AllusionBrief reference to a person, event, or place (real or fictitious) or to a work of a art. ex. "After she lost her job, she acted like Scrooge."8
15595145345AsyndetonOmission of conjunction between coordinate phrase, clauses, or words. ex. "We need eggs, bread, juice." Speeds up a sentence. Adds urgency.9
15595145346AlliterationRepetition of the same sound beginning several words or syllables in a sequence. ex. "She saw Samuel walking to school."10
15595145347ToneThe authors attitude toward the subject of a work.11
15595145348MoodHow the reader feels about the subject. (impacted by tone) ex. "The river, reflecting the clear blue of the sky, glistened and sparkled as it flowed noiselessly on." (mood is a calm and serene)12
15595145349InversionInverted order of words in a sentence (variation of the subject-verb-object order) ex."Went skiing, he did."13
15595145350Simple SentenceOne independent clause. "I went to the store."14
15595145351Compound SentenceTwo independent clauses combined with a comma and conjunction, or a colon, or em dash. ex. "I went to the store, but I lost my wallet on the way."15
15595145352Imperative SentenceA sentence used to command. ex. "Pick up your clothes."16
15595145353Complex SentenceOne independent clause combined with one dependent clause. ex."Although I'm a hard working student, I never want to do my homework."17
15595145354Cumulative SentenceSentence that completes the main idea at the beginning of the sentence and then builds and adds in successive clauses.18
15595145355PersonificationFigure of speech in which an inanimate object is given human characteristics. ex. "The wind whispered through dry grass."19
15595145356Rhetorical QuestionFigure of speech in the form of a question posed for the rhetorical effect rather than for the purpose of getting an answer. ex. "Are you serious?"20
15595145357HypophoraFigure of speech in which a writer raises a question and then immediately provides an answer to that question. ex."Thirty-one cakes, dampened with whiskey, bask on window sills and shelves. "Who are they for?" "Friends."21
15595145358AntithesisA rhetorical device in which two opposite ideas are put together in a sentence to achieve a contrasting effect. ex. "You are easy on the eyes, but hard on the heart."22
15595145359SynecdocheA literary device in which a part of something represents the whole or it may use a whole to represent a part. ex. Calling all types of tissue Kleenex23
15595145360MetaphorFigure of speech that compares two things without using like or as. ex. "Shot me out of the sky You're my kryptonite"24
15595145361HyperboleA figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas. ex. "Your suitcase weighs a ton."25
15595145362SimileFigure of Speech that compares two things using like or as. ex. "The glow of the tube-light was as bright as sunshine."26
15595145363AntimetaboleA literary term or device that involves repeating a phrase in reverse order. ex. "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."27
15595145364ParallelismIs the use of components in a sentence that are grammatically the same. ex. "I knew, She knew, Everyone knew."28
15595145365JuxapositionIs a literary technique in which two or more ideas, places, characters and their actions are placed side by side in a narrative or a poem for the purpose of developing comparisons and contrasts. ex. "You will soon be asked to do great violence in the cause of good." - The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers29

AP World History: Chapter 16 Flashcards

(The Post-Classical Era: 600-1450) These are all of the bolded terms for this chapter that the book gives definitions for, I recommend on just studying the ones you need to know

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8323043567Zheng HeChinese Muslim admiral who commanded series of Indian Ocean, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea trade expeditions under third Ming emperor, Yunglo, betweens 1403 and 1433.0
8323043568RenaissanceCultural and political movement in western Europe; began in Italy C. 1400; rested on urban vitality and expanding commerce; featured a literature and art with distinctly more secular priorities than those of the Middle Ages.1
8323085391Petrarch, FrancescoOne of the major literary figures of the Western Renaissance; an Italian author and humanist.2
8323110049Castile and AragonRegional kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula; pressed reconquest of peninsula from Muslims and ultimately united under the Spanish monarchy.3
8323127428VivaldisTwo Genoese brothers who attempted to find a western route to the "Indies"; disappeared in 1291; precursors of thrust into southern Atlantic.4
8323134875da Gama, VascoPortuguese captain who sailed for India in 1497; established early Portuguese dominance in the Indian Ocean.5
8323142711Henry the NavigatorPortuguese prince responsible for direction of series of expeditions along the African coast in the 15th century; marked beginning of western European expansion.6

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