Geography GCSE
Infrastructure
What Infrastructure means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Infrastructure
The basic physical and organizational structures and facilities (e.g., buildings, roads, power supplies, reservoirs) needed for the operation of a society.
Topics that use Infrastructure
- The impacts of, and responses to drought vary depending on a country's level of development (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Adaptive Capacity
- Meteorological Drought
- Agricultural Drought
- Food Insecurity
- Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO)
Using Infrastructure in the exam
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