Acid mine drainage

Key term for Edexcel GCSE Geography A, used in Global Development.

Definition

An environmental impact where abandoned mines contaminate water supplies, often turning water reddish-orange due to iron.

Exam Context

Acid mine drainage appears in Edexcel GCSE Geography A revision content for The Human Environment, especially Global Development and Development Case Study: Influencing Factors.

The Human Environment Global Development Development Case Study: Influencing Factors

Found in Revision Notes

The Human Environment

Economic Sectors and Investment Changes

Global Development • Development Case Study: Influencing Factors

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De-industrialisation Deregulation Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)Mechanisation

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Negative multiplier effect

Post-industrial economy

Primary sector

Private investment