Physical geography
What Physical geography means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Physical geography
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Reference: AQA
Features such as climate and relief that heavily influence the natural supply of resources like water.
Natural factors such as relief, high tides or saturated ground that contributed to the weather event.
Topics that use Physical geography
- Resource management (AQA GCSE)
- Weather hazards (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Agribusiness
- Atmospheric circulation
- Carbon footprint
- Case study application
- Coriolis Effect
- Economic consequences
- Economic viability
- Economic well-being
Using Physical geography in the exam
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