Geography GCSE
Timescales of climate change
What Timescales of climate change means in Geography GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Timescales of climate change
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Natural factors operate on different timescales: volcanic changes are short-term, solar variations are medium-term, and orbital changes are long-term.
Topics that use Timescales of climate change
- Climate change (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Afforestation
- Climate change adaptation
- Climate change mitigation
- Deforestation
- Enhanced greenhouse effect
- Ice cores
- International agreements
- Long-term versus short-term changes
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