Geography GCSE
Groundwater management
What Groundwater management means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Groundwater management
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Reference: AQA
Ensuring aquifers are not depleted faster than they recharge, often by monitoring extraction rates and preventing pollution from agriculture or industry.
Topics that use Groundwater management
- Water (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- 'Grey' water
- Atmospheric circulation
- Dams and reservoirs
- Desalination
- Economic development
- Economic impacts
- Geopolitical conflict
- Population density
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