Geography GCSE
Resource extraction
What Resource extraction means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Resource extraction
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Reference: AQA
Economic development such as mineral extraction and oil exploration that threatens pristine cold areas.
Topics that use Resource extraction
- Cold environments (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Active layer
- Biodiversity loss
- Conservation groups
- Ecosystem fragility
- Energy development
- Extreme temperatures
- Human-environment conflict
- Inaccessibility
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