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Global hectare — Eduqas GCSE Geography A Definition

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GCSE Geography · key term

Global hectare

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A hectare adjusted to represent world-average biological productivity, allowing ecological footprints and biocapacity to be compared.

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Eduqas GCSE Geography A · C111

Specification 8.1.1 · Component 2

Both are expressed in global hectares, which represent hectares with world-average biological productivity. This makes areas with different productivity comparable.
Revise: Ecological Footprints and Consumer-Driven Ecosystem Destruction

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Biocapacity
Biome
Consumerism
Ecological deficit
Ecological footprint

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