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GCSE Geography · key term
An effect on income, employment, businesses, property or the costs of damage.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Specification 2.6 · Paper 1
Revise: Comparative Impacts of Tropical CyclonesFor example, flooding a business damages its premises and equipment: an economic impact. If it closes, workers may lose their income. This can then become a social impact, making it harder for families to afford food or housing.
Paper 1
An effect on income, employment, businesses, property or the costs of repair.
Match the impact to the question. Flooded homes create a social impact through homelessness and an economic impact through repair costs.
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Economic impacts affect money and livelihoods: damaged property, lost crops, business closures, unemployment and rebuilding costs.
Specification 2.1c · Paper 1, Paper 3
A consequence affecting income, jobs, production, infrastructure or costs.
Revise: Global and UK ImpactsA social impact affects people's lives and communities; an economic impact affects jobs, income and costs; an environmental impact affects the natural world. One event can have all three. Flooding may force families out of their homes, create expensive repairs and damage nearby habitats.