Geography A-Level
Land use
What Land use means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Land use
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Reference: AQA
A human endogenous factor, alongside the built environment and infrastructure, that shapes the internal character of a place.
Topics that use Land use
- The nature and importance of places (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Insider perspective
- Near and far places
- Outsider perspective
- Place
- Time-Space Compression
- Endogenous factors
- Exogenous factors
- Experienced places
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