APES FRQ 2022 Questions with COMPLETE SOLUTION

Preferred nesting habitat for pipping plovers - -Open sandy beaches between sparsely vegetated sand dunes. -Washovers b/c provide moist & undisturbed habitat Describe Change in # of pipping plover nests on Assateague Island between 1999 and 2009. - Decreased to half and shifted to the east where there is more unvegetated sand Describe one likely reason for the change in the number of piping plover nests between 1999 and 2009. - Piping Plover populations have declined in their nesting range as a result of habitat destruction and alteration due to dam construction and channelization projects along rivers and streams, as well as the draining and filling of shallow wetlands. Describe one restriction that could reasonably be implemented to help prevent the destruction of plover nests by human actions. - Pack out your food waste and trash - Human activity near plover nests can attract predators when food scraps and other sorts of litter are left on the beach. Explain one way that barrier islands help to preserve and protect the environment in coastal regions. - Protects the coast from the full force of powerful storm waves. they protect the coastlines from severe storm damage.