Positive budget
What Positive budget means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A surplus created when inputs exceed outputs, leading to coastal accretion and the formation of depositional landforms like beaches.
Occurs when inputs exceed outputs, leading to net deposition and the growth of landforms like ergs.
Topics that use Positive budget
- Coastal systems and landscapes - 3.1.3.2 Systems and processes (AQA A-Level)
- Hot desert systems and landscapes - 3.1.2.2 Systems and processes (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Negative budget
- Sediment budget
- Sediment cell
- Abrasion
- Aeolian processes
- Fluvial processes
- Insolation
- Runoff
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