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Polar environment — AQA GCSE Geography Definition | GradeGen

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GCSE Geography · key term

Polar environment

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An environment at very high latitudes around the North or South Pole, with extreme cold and extensive permanent ice cover.

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AQA GCSE Geography · 8035

Specification 3.1.2.4 · Paper 1

Polar environments are the most extreme. They include Antarctica and ice-covered parts of the Arctic, such as Greenland.
Revise: Physical Characteristics and Adaptations in Cold Environments

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