Human-environment interaction
What Human-environment interaction means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Human actions such as a lack of river dredging or land-use changes that worsened the event by reducing river capacity and increasing surface runoff.
The interaction with human populations that turns an extreme natural event into a hazard.
Topics that use Human-environment interaction
- Natural hazards (AQA GCSE)
- Weather hazards (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atmospheric circulation
- Case study application
- Climate change
- Coriolis Effect
- Economic consequences
- Economic impacts of hazards
- Environmental degradation
- Extreme weather
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