Geography A-Level
Feedback Mechanisms and System Sensitivity
What Feedback Mechanisms and System Sensitivity means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Feedback Mechanisms and System Sensitivity
Evaluation of internal Earth-system responses, specifically the ice-albedo feedback and the role of greenhouse gas amplification (CO2 and CH4) in modulating global temperature responses to initial forcing.
Topics that use Feedback Mechanisms and System Sensitivity
- Glaciated Landscapes and Change (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Abrasion
- Accumulation and Ablation Dynamics
- Anthropogenic Encroachment
- Anthropogenic Radiative Forcing
- Bergschrund
- Climate Change and Cryospheric Flux
- Coastal Landscape Development
- Cryogenic Weathering and Mass Movement
Using Feedback Mechanisms and System Sensitivity in the exam
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