Geography GCSE
Inaccessibility
What Inaccessibility means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Inaccessibility
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Reference: AQA
A hindrance to development because vast expanses of sand and rugged terrain make building and maintaining transport networks costly and difficult.
Remote locations lack road networks and winter ice blocks sea routes, making the transport of materials and workers expensive and slow.
Topics that use Inaccessibility
- Cold environments (AQA GCSE)
- Hot deserts (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Extreme temperatures
- Mineral extraction
- Tourism
- Active layer
- Adaptation
- Appropriate technology
- Biodiversity loss
- Climate
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