Geography GCSE
Anthropogenic impacts
What Anthropogenic impacts means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Anthropogenic impacts
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Reference: AQA
Human activities are identified as the primary driver of recent, rapid global warming.
Topics that use Anthropogenic impacts
- Climate change (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Afforestation
- Climate change adaptation
- Climate change mitigation
- Deforestation
- Enhanced greenhouse effect
- Ice cores
- International agreements
- Long-term versus short-term changes
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