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Soil compaction — Eduqas GCSE Geography A Definition

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GCSE Geography · key term

Soil compaction

Definition

The compression of soil, reducing the spaces between its particles.

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Eduqas GCSE Geography A · C111

Specification 5.3.2 · Component 2

Revise: A UK Small-Scale Ecosystem and Human Impacts

Eduqas Geography A past papers

Exam tips

1
Distinguish soil compaction on heathland and well-used paths from the loosening and churning of bare dune sand.

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Biodiversity
Dune slack
Ecosystem
Infiltration
Nutrient cycle

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