Geography GCSE
Primary effects
What Primary effects means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Primary effects
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The direct, immediate results of the storm's physical forces, such as high winds destroying buildings, storm surges flooding coasts, and torrential rain damaging infrastructure.
Immediate consequences occurring directly as a result of the tectonic hazard itself, such as ground shaking causing buildings to collapse.
Topics that use Primary effects
- Tectonic hazards (AQA GCSE)
- Weather hazards (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Global distribution
- Immediate responses
- Long-term responses
- Monitoring
- Planning
- Prediction
- Protection
- Secondary effects
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