Geography A-Level
Succession
What Succession means in Geography A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Succession
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Succession in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
The sequence of stages through which vegetation develops, ending in the final, stable stage in equilibrium with the regional climate.
The natural process that would otherwise lead an ecosystem to its climatic climax, but which can be arrested by human activity.
Topics that use Succession
- Ecosystems in the British Isles over time (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- Adaptation
- Climatic climax
- Ecological succession
- Human intervention
- Lithosere
- Nutrient cycling
- Plagioclimax
- Hydrosere
Using Succession in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise Geography questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
Start free
All Geography A-Level termsA week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge