Geography A-Level
Resilience
What Resilience means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Resilience
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
The capacity of a community or ecosystem to absorb disturbance and reorganize while undergoing change so as to still retain essentially the same function.
The ability of a community or system to resist, absorb, and recover from the effects of a hazard in a timely and efficient manner.
Topics that use Resilience
- Tectonic Processes and Hazards (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Areal Extent
- Base Isolation
- Benioff Zone
- Governance
- Governance and Institutional Capacity
- Gravitational Force Mechanisms
- Hazard Profiles and Magnitude
- Jökulhlaup
Using Resilience in the exam
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