Geography A-Level
Global common
What Global common means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Global common
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Reference: AQA
A region that falls outside the political jurisdiction of any single nation and is governed instead by the Antarctic Treaty System.
Topics that use Global common
- Antarctica as a global common (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Antarctic Convergence
- Climate change
- Environmental advocacy
- Environmental vulnerability
- Fishing and whaling
- International government organisations
- Search for mineral resources
- Tourism and scientific research
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