Geography GCSE
Human impact
What Human impact means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The disruption of human activity, including transport disruption, health emergencies, droughts reducing agricultural crop yields, and damage to homes and businesses.
Human-induced changes to an ecosystem, such as deforestation, pollution, or the introduction of invasive species.
Topics that use Human impact
- Ecosystems (AQA GCSE)
- Weather hazards (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Abiotic components
- Atmospheric circulation
- Case study application
- Coriolis Effect
- Economic consequences
- Ecosystem resilience
- Ecosystem scales
- Environmental degradation
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