History B Schools History Project GCSE
Environmental adaptation
What Environmental adaptation means in History B Schools History Project GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Environmental adaptation
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Reference: OCR
Farming on the Plains required adaptation due to low rainfall, extreme temperatures and grasshopper plagues, with 'dry farming' techniques developed to preserve soil moisture.
Topics that use Environmental adaptation
Related terms
- Agricultural economics
- Assimilation and cultural destruction
- Broken treaties and government policy
- Conflict and warfare
- Economic development and capitalism
- Economic exploitation
- Economic inequality
- Economic opportunity
Using Environmental adaptation in the exam
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