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Medieval Warming Period — OCR GCSE Geography A Definition

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Medieval Warming Period

GCSE Geography · key term

Medieval Warming Period

Definition

A relatively warm period, approximately AD 950–1250, particularly evident in some regions rather than equally across the whole world.

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OCR GCSE Geography A · J383

Specification 2.3.1 · Paper 2

The Medieval Warming Period, approximately AD 950–1250, overlaps the beginning of the period studied here. Some regions experienced temperatures comparable to, or higher than, those of modern times. However, these regional conditions should not be mistaken for a global average: the world overall was cooler than today.
Revise: Climate Change History

OCR Geography A past papers

Exam tips

1
Use the dates of the Medieval Warming Period and Little Ice Age, but do not describe the Little Ice Age as a full glacial period.

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Glacial period
Ice core
Interglacial period
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