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However, we have now updated it again to provide a fuller and more accurate description of the process. The Issue number of the specification remains unchanged but the date in the footer has been updated to September.  \nWording used in March 2024:  \nChemical weathering removes carbon from silicate rocks, resulting in the release of calcium ions. The calcium ends up in the ocean, where it reacts with dissolved carbon to create calcium as carbonate rock. Carbon is then released during volcanic eruptions via outgassing at ocean ridges, hotspot volcanoes and subduction zones.  \nUpdated wording, September 2024:  \nRainwater becomes a weak carbonic acid when it absorbs carbon dioxide from the atmosphere that then reacts with silicate minerals. This chemical weathering process releases ions such as calcium, which are transported by rivers to the oceans, where organisms combine calcium with dissolved carbon to create calcium carbonate.  \nCarbonate rock forms via sedimentation of dead organisms, and carbon dioxide is released back into the atmosphere by volcanism.  \nDecember 2024-Minor erratum relating to 4B.3b (A Level page 36, AS page 40)  \nDuring the editorial process, ‘demographic and cultural’ (the wording used in the previous issues) were inadvertently replaced with ‘economic and social’. We have now restored‘demographic and cultural’, as was originally intended.  \nThe Issue number of the specification remains unchanged but the date in the footer has now been changed from September to December.","cbCaivaN1O6CHAs2","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaivaN1O6CHAs2","pdf",60082,"English","# Chemical Weathering Correction\n## Carbon Cycle Process Update\n# Demographic and Cultural Terminology Restoration\n## Editorial Correction for Section 4B.3b","[{\"question\":\"What is the purpose of this document?\",\"answer\":\"This document serves as an erratum to notify users of corrections made to the A Level and AS Geography specifications, specifically regarding scientific process descriptions and terminology usage.\"},{\"question\":\"How was the description of the carbon cycle updated?\",\"answer\":\"The updated wording provides a more detailed explanation of how rainwater becomes carbonic acid, reacts with silicate minerals to release ions, and how organisms contribute to the formation of carbonate rock.\"},{\"question\":\"Which terminology was restored in the December 2024 update?\",\"answer\":\"The document restores the phrase 'demographic and cultural' in section 4B.3b, which had been incorrectly replaced by 'economic and social' in a previous issue.\"}]","A Level Geography Specification - Issue 6 - Erratum | PDF"]