Geography GCSE
Vulnerability
What Vulnerability means in Geography GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Vulnerability
The susceptibility of a population to the damaging effects of a hazard.
Topics that use Vulnerability
- There are various impacts of and responses to natural hazards caused by tropical cyclones depending on a country's level of development (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
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Using Vulnerability in the exam
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