Geography A-Level
Feedback Loops
What Feedback Loops means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Feedback Loops
The amplification of global warming through the release of CH4 and CO2 from thawing cryosphere and drying wetlands, creating self-reinforcing cycles.
Topics that use Feedback Loops
- The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Anthropogenic
- Anthropogenic Forcing
- Carbon Intensity
- Carbon Sequestration
- Carbon Sequestration and Storage
- Chemical Weathering and Carbonation
- Cryosphere
- Decarbonisation
Using Feedback Loops in the exam
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