Geography GCSE
Protection
What Protection means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definitions of Protection
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Reference: AQA
Designing physical structures to withstand hazards, such as earthquake-resistant buildings with shock absorbers or embankments to divert lava.
Physical mitigation such as constructing sea walls against storm surges, reinforcing buildings, and installing storm drains.
Designing buildings to withstand tectonic forces, such as using shock absorbers in earthquake-prone areas.
Topics that use Protection
- Tectonic hazards (AQA GCSE)
- Weather hazards (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Global distribution
- Immediate responses
- Long-term responses
- Monitoring
- Planning
- Prediction
- Primary effects
- Secondary effects
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