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GCSE Geography · key term
Long-term variations in the shape of the Earth's orbit, its axial tilt and the direction of its axis, which change the distribution of sunlight received by the Earth.
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Specification 3.1.1.4 · Paper 1
Revise: Causes of Climate ChangeOrbital changes help explain long-term alternations between colder glacial periods and warmer interglacial periods, but operate too slowly to explain rapid warming over recent decades.
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