***2010 AP Environmental Science Discussion***

<p>lolol my teacher’s an ap grader and she said they have t-shirts that have a map of fremont on it xD</p>

<p>okay so for the one that was like how can the government get people to not live in coastal areas or something like that… for one of the two ways i said the government can offer a tax credit for people living not on coastal areas… lol im guessing this isn’t a viable method really?</p>

<p>^ I put tax breaks/ benefits. For second I put telling the public the danger and it will scare them so they don’t live near the coast.</p>

<p>^ I think I put something like that. raise taxes on coastal area. lower taxes on in-shore areas. :stuck_out_tongue:
edit: and i feel stupid for asking this, but was 4a just 3 x 50 = 150mm, then convert that to meters?</p>

<p>Haha all4game that’s exactly what I put too. Hopefully it works.</p>

<p>And that was how to do it all4game. I’m just ■■■■■■■■ and thought there were 100 mm in a meter instead of 1000.</p>

<p>I feel bad… I don’t remember anything on the exam so I can’t discuss w/ you guys :(</p>

<p>I’m now feeling much more confident about my scores. :smiley:
aquamarina, the FRQ’s were posted in a link on page 15. ^^</p>

<p>If I forgot to convert to meters and left my answer in mm, will this hurt my score a lot?</p>

<p>PUnjabx- You will probably not get any credit, since the question asked specifically for meters :-(</p>

<p>Damn! Do you think that question had significant weight?</p>

<p>Nah, probably just 1 point. 2 at the most.</p>

<p>Alright, thanks. That’s reassuring. Hopefully they don’t grade these FRQs too harshly.</p>

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<p>WAIITT. I said the same thing! lololol. I had no idea. But I mean, I think this is true… I dunno I hope we get /some/ credit.</p>

<p>oh wait. i thought there were 100mm in 1 m too. haha, oh well.</p>

<p>Does anyone know if we had to give specific examples, because I just kind of BSed some stuff about rabbits and wolves.</p>

<p>For the example of an invasive species, I put Green Grass in California. I figured since green grass isn’t native to California it could be considered an invasive species. And for the problem that it has caused is an indirect one: green grass (lawn) requires lots of water to stay healthy. Lots of water wasted in irrigation of green grass thus exacerbating the water crisis in California. I couldn’t think of a specific invasive species so this is what I came up with. What do you think?</p>

<p>Question
On the meter question. I left my answer in decimal! Does it count? Cause I heard you have to leave every mathematical answers in scientific notation!!!
Ughh…
When will they post the scoring guideline?</p>

<p>@ recon_ind: Yours is good. Very convincing.</p>

<p>1) Describe how the pollutant you chose enters the human body and one specific effect it can have on human health.</p>

<p>2) Describe TWO specific steps, other than an outright ban, that a city or nation can take to reduce the threat posed by this pollutant.</p>

<p>For those who chose MERCURY, what did you put for these questions? Also, what source did you say for mercury?</p>

<p>@recon_ind - that’s a great example, I wish I could have said something like that.</p>

<p>@ recon_ind I used mercury here’s what I put in a short summary:

  1. Enters the body from fish that are infected/contaminated with mercury. Effect is retardation in babies if person who ingests it is pregnate.</p>

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<li>Limit amount of mercury releasing coal a factory can burn a year. Also, tax breaks for alternate, healthier, and renewable fuel sources</li>
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