Exam season is beginning and I’m sure everyone has been working hard already, so here are last minute finishing touches for environmental revision to make sure you know your stuff!
1. Have a known case study for every major topic! 
This might be tedious, but environmental science is all about the application, so you have to know the practical effects of all the major processes. You may even want to include both a UK and foreign case study, since your exam questions may be more UK-focused anyways.
2. Break out a pencil and paper and try to draw any important cycles or flow charts from memory! 
This will ensure that you understand the processes behind the nitrogen cycle, hydrological cycle, soil horizons, mass wasting disasters or anything else your exam may throw at you.
3. Make sure you know what your abbreviations stand for! 
You may be used to writing GHGs or BECCS, but these are not standard terms so you must be able to define all of your terms at least once in your writing.
4. Remember that environmental science is interdisciplinary! 
Your answers may have to consider humans more than the environment and straight quantitative data and facts aren’t always going to give the full answer. Remember to consider things like food deserts, environmental justice, tourism, ecosystem services, and other important issues.
5. Argue the side with the most evidence! 
It’s easy to get stuck in moral quandaries when considering environmental issues like conservation, ethics of zoos, and climate change, but when you only have an hour to answer a question, you have to stay focused. You may not want to choose a certain perspective for a question, but always stick with what you have the most references on to ensure that you can put together a well-informed argument (even if you don’t really believe it).