Chemistry GCSE
Habitat and landscape destruction
What Habitat and landscape destruction means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Habitat and landscape destruction
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Reference: AQA
Large areas of land are cleared, destroying habitats and landscapes, and the pits and spoil heaps remain after extraction ends.
Topics that use Habitat and landscape destruction
- Ways of reducing the use of resources (AQA GCSE)
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