Geography GCSE
Ecosystem Services
What Ecosystem Services means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Ecosystem Services
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
The benefits that humans obtain from ecosystems (e.g., food, flood regulation, recreation).
Topics that use Ecosystem Services
- The UK has its own variety of distinctive ecosystems that it relies on (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Ecosystem Services in the exam
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