Geography GCSE
Resource depletion
What Resource depletion means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Resource depletion
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Reference: AQA
The physical exhaustion of easily accessible reserves, as seen when the most accessible oil and gas reserves have been depleted.
Topics that use Resource depletion
- Resource management (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Agribusiness
- Carbon footprint
- Economic viability
- Economic well-being
- Energy Security
- Environmental impact
- Environmental policy
- Eutrophication
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