History GCSE
Resource exploitation
What Resource exploitation means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Resource exploitation
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Columbus continually searched for the Asian mainland and sources of gold, and left 39 men behind with instructions to search for gold.
Topics that use Resource exploitation
- Option P1: Key topic 1: Spain reaches the Americas, c1490–1512 - 2 Columbus reaches the Americas (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Caribs
- Colonisation and settlement
- Economic exploitation
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- Imperialism and conquest
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