2014-2015 Tentative Semester 1 AP US History Reading Guide Scheduled Reading Sources: Newman‚ John J.‚ and John M. Schmalbach. United States History: Preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination. 3rd ed. Des Moines: Amsco‚ 2015. Web. Tindall‚ George‚ and David Shi. America: A Narrative History. 9th ed. New York‚ NY: W.W. Norton & Company‚ 2013. Zinn‚ Howard. A People’s History of the United States. New York: HarperCollins‚ 2005. Web. Unit One Unit One Essential Questions 1. What role does
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Chapter 37 Communities and Ecosystems Study Guide A 4-mm-long wasp called Apanteles glomeratus stabs through the skin of a caterpillar and lays her eggs; Yet another wasp‚ a chalcid‚ may lay its eggs inside the ichneumon larvae. Structural Features of Communities Communities are characterized by species diversity‚ dominant species‚ response to disturbance‚ and trophic structure interspecific competition Competition between individuals or populations of two or more species requiring a limited
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Chapter 12 – Motivation and Work • Motivation is the need or desire that energizes behavior and directs it toward a goal. • Perspectives on Motivation • There are four perspectives scientists have when looking at motivation including: • Instinct theory • Drive reduction theory • External/Arousal theory • Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs • Instincts and Evolutionary Psychology • To be an instinct‚ a complex behavior must have a fixed pattern throughout
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Chapter 30 The Gorbachev Era Gorbachev became the new leader of the Soviet Union. Perestroika meant only a reordering of economic policy. The most important instruments was glasnost. Soviet citizens and officials were encouraged to discuss openly the strengths and weaknesses of the Soviet Union. Previously banned works were now published‚ and music based on western styles began to be performed openly. Gorbachev called for the creation of a new Soviet parliament. Legalized the formation of other
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CHAPT 1 - The scientific method allows the solving of problems and answering of questions. Observations Proposing ideas Testing the ideas Discarding or modifying ideas based on results Hypothesis: proposed explanation for a set of observations Hypotheses needs to be: Testable – it must be possible to examine the hypothesis through observations Falsifiable – it must be able to potentially be proven false Both logical and creative influences are used to develop a hypothesis A hypothesis
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Biology 12 - The Cell Part A: In ONE sentence‚ in the space provided‚ describe the function of the following organelles. Use point form. Use your own words. Paraphrase and condense the textbook definitions. DO NOT copy any definition or part of a definition. In the box to the left of each definition‚ make a sketch of the organelle. |SEE NOTES |1. cell membrane: control what goes in and out of cell‚ forms barrier with outside environment |
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Question 1) The Arab culture: The Arab communication is unspoken and interwoven in the context of the conversations. Basically‚ it can be hard from someone from another culture to interpret the Arab culture since meanings and opinions are not outspoken and rather interweaved in the context. Arabs are usually warm people with a lot of emotions and they can quickly explode over things they feel strongly about. Their language of communication allows for exaggerations and loaded words to emphasize
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Externality: the uncompensated impact of one person’s actions on the well-being of a bystander Externalities and Market Inefficiency Negative Externalities Ex: aluminum factories emit pollution: for each unit of aluminum produced‚ certain amount of smoke enters atmosphere Cost to society of producing aluminum larger than cost to aluminum producers Social cost includes private costs of aluminum producers plus costs to those bystanders affected adversely by the pollution How can social planner
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10.1 Mendel’s Laws Gregor Mendel‚ working in the mid 1800s‚ performed inheritance experiments using garden peas in an effort to discover how variation arose in offspring. Mendel’s Experimental Procedure Pea plants proved to be an excellent choice for Mendel’s experiments because of their reproductive mechanisms and the heritable traits they exhibit. Mendel used statistical analysis on his data from garden peas leading him to formulate his particulate theory of inheritance. One Trait Inheritance
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What is the difference between leading and managing a project? Leading involves recognizing and communicating the need to change course and direction of the project‚ aligning people to this new direction‚ and motivating the team to overcome obstacles to achieve the new objectives. Managing is about formulating plans and objectives‚ designing procedures to achieve those objectives‚ monitoring progress‚ and taking corrective action. Managing is about putting out fires and maintaining the course
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