Geography A-Level
Resource Frontier
What Resource Frontier means in Geography A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Resource Frontier
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
A geographic area where resources are being exploited for the first time, often involving high risk and environmental sensitivity, such as the Arctic or deep-water reserves.
Geographically remote or environmentally sensitive areas being exploited for energy as traditional reserves decline, such as the Arctic.
Topics that use Resource Frontier
- The Carbon Cycle and Energy Security (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Anthropogenic
- Anthropogenic Forcing
- Carbon Intensity
- Carbon Sequestration
- Carbon Sequestration and Storage
- Chemical Weathering and Carbonation
- Cryosphere
- Decarbonisation
Using Resource Frontier in the exam
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