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GCSE Geography · key term
A feature or behaviour that helps an organism survive in its environment.
Used by AQA and Edexcel
Specification 3.1.1.3, 3.1.1.4, 3.1.2.2, 3.1.2.3, 3.1.2.4 · Paper 1
Changes to buildings, infrastructure or behaviour that reduce the harm caused by present or future weather and climate hazards.
Adjustment to actual or expected climate change to reduce its harmful effects.
Classify strategies by what they achieve: mitigation tackles causes; adaptation reduces harm from the effects. Some strategies, such as restoring mangroves, can do both.
For an adaptation, link a specific feature to the physical condition it helps an organism cope with. Describing what an animal eats is not, by itself, explaining an adaptation.
Explain adaptations as a chain: physical condition → adaptation → how it helps survival. For example, scarce rainfall → small leaves → less water loss.
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A feature of an organism that helps it survive and reproduce in its environment.
A characteristic or behaviour that helps an organism survive and reproduce in its environment.
Specification 8.4 · Paper 3
Adjustments that reduce vulnerability to the actual or expected effects of climate change.
Revise: Climate Change ChallengesAdaptation reduces harm from changes that occur. Cutting emissions can reduce future risks, but it does not remove the need to prepare for heat and flooding.
Paper 1
Adjustments that reduce harm from actual or expected climate change, such as improving flood protection.