Key term for AQA GCSE Geography, used in Urban Issues and Challenges.
The phenomenon where urban areas are warmer than surrounding rural areas due to heat absorption by concrete and tarmac.
Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect appears in AQA GCSE Geography revision content for Challenges in the human environment, especially Urban Issues and Challenges and Urban Sustainability.
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