Geography GCSE
Infrastructure development
What Infrastructure development means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Infrastructure development
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Reference: AQA
Requires expensive works such as pipelines or deep boreholes for water and transport networks, whose high cost is linked to the harsh physical conditions of hot deserts.
Topics that use Infrastructure development
- Hot deserts (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Adaptation
- Appropriate technology
- Climate
- Climate change
- Desertification
- Extreme temperatures
- Farming
- Inaccessibility
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