Geography GCSE
Adaptation
What Adaptation means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Adaptation
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Action taken to adjust to natural events such as climate change, to reduce potential damage, limit the impacts, take advantage of opportunities, or cope with the consequences.
Actions taken to adjust to natural events or climate change, to reduce potential damage and cope with the consequences.
Actions taken to adjust to the actual or expected future climate and its impacts (e.g., building sea walls).
Topics that use Adaptation
- Living with the physical environment (AQA GCSE)
- Global climate is now changing as a result of human activity (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- The UK's climate change challenges (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Mitigation
- Biodiversity
- Carbon Sink
- Coriolis Effect
- Enhanced Greenhouse Effect
- Extreme Weather
- Geomorphic Processes
- Human-Environment Interaction
Using Adaptation in the exam
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