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Resource extraction

GCSE Geography · key term

Resource extraction

Definition

Removing natural resources, such as timber or minerals, for use or sale.

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Edexcel GCSE Geography A · 1GA0

Specification 3.5 · Paper 1

Revise: Economic and Social Causes of Deforestation

Edexcel Geography A past papers

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