Geography GCSE
Biodiversity
What Biodiversity means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Biodiversity
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The variety of flora and fauna within a biome; critical for ecosystem resilience. Analysis focuses on why tropical rainforests maintain high biodiversity and how human activities like monoculture or habitat fragmentation threaten these levels.
The variety of plant and animal life in the world or in a particular habitat.
Topics that use Biodiversity
- Living with the physical environment (AQA GCSE)
- Tropical rainforests show a range of distinguishing features (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Interdependence
- Adaptation
- Biomass
- Coriolis Effect
- Geomorphic Processes
- Human-Environment Interaction
- Landform Evolution
- Mitigation
Using Biodiversity in the exam
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