Geography GCSE
Planning
What Planning means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Planning
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Reference: AQA
Preparing communities by creating exclusion zones, mapping evacuation routes, and conducting emergency drills.
Preparing communities through education, establishing evacuation routes, and stockpiling emergency supplies.
Educating the public, creating evacuation routes, and preparing emergency supplies.
Topics that use Planning
- Tectonic hazards (AQA GCSE)
- Weather hazards (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Global distribution
- Immediate responses
- Long-term responses
- Monitoring
- Prediction
- Primary effects
- Protection
- Secondary effects
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