Geography GCSE
Natural hazard
What Natural hazard means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Natural hazard
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Reference: AQA
A naturally occurring event that has the potential to cause loss of life, injury, property damage, or environmental degradation.
Topics that use Natural hazard
- Natural hazards (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Climate change
- Economic impacts of hazards
- Hazard mitigation
- Human-environment interaction
- Poverty
- Risk and vulnerability
- Urbanisation
- Hazard classification
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