Chemistry GCSE
Human impacts
What Human impacts means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Human impacts
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Reference: AQA
Agriculture may suffer where rainfall changes or pests spread, affecting food supply, and human health may be affected by heatwaves and changing disease patterns.
Topics that use Human impacts
- Global climate change (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Causal mechanisms
- Consequences for people and ecosystems
- Extreme weather
- Greenhouse effect and global warming
- Greenhouse gases
- Sea-level rise
- Climate versus weather
- Ecosystem damage
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