Geography GCSE
Long-term versus short-term changes
What Long-term versus short-term changes means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Long-term versus short-term changes
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Natural causes have been responsible for significant, long-term shifts in the global climate, whereas the rapid global warming observed since the Industrial Revolution is primarily attributed to human activities.
Topics that use Long-term versus short-term changes
- Climate change (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Afforestation
- Climate change adaptation
- Climate change mitigation
- Deforestation
- Enhanced greenhouse effect
- Ice cores
- International agreements
- Milankovitch cycles
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