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Ecosystem service — Edexcel GCSE Geography Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Geography · key term

Ecosystem service

Definition

A benefit provided by an ecosystem through its processes or the opportunities it offers, such as climate regulation or recreation.

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Edexcel GCSE Geography A · 1GA0

Specification 3.5, 3.7 · Paper 1

Revise: Rainforest Goods, Services and Climate Change
A benefit provided by an ecosystem, such as opportunities for recreation or the protection of wildlife.
Revise: Deciduous Woodlands: Goods, Services and Ecological Processes

Edexcel Geography A past papers

Edexcel GCSE Geography B · 1GB0

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Ecosystem good
Carbon sink
Nutrient cycle
Biodiversity
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Paper 3

A benefit people receive from the functioning of ecosystems, such as atmospheric regulation, nutrient cycling or water regulation.
Revise: The Biosphere: Goods and Services

Edexcel Geography B past papers

Commercial exploitation