Definitions
NIMBY
Not in my backyard.
What is a non-renewable resources?
These are said to be finite or non-sustainable as their exploitation and use will eventuall lead to their exhaustion.
Which type of renewable energy source generates the highest proportion of energy?
Hydro-electric power (HEP).
The more developed a country is, the more energy it needs for ...
... industry, transport and the home.
How was the problem of -50 temperatures in winter in the oil exploration in Alaska solved?
Oil pumped through the pipeline at 80 degrees Celsius.
Greenhouse gases
Greenhouse gases (GHGs) are the gases in the atmosphere that raise the surface temperature of planets such as the Earth.
Name four non-renewable energy resources.
Oil, natural gas, coal and uranium (for nuclear power).
Name three countries where geothermal energy is harvested on a large scale.
New Zealand, Iceland and Japan.
Give two reasons why there was a slow-down in the consumption of energy by most MEDCs.
Industrial decline and growing environmental concerns.
1989
Biomass
Biomass is renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals.
For how much longer do we think we have coal reserves?
Over 300 years
What is the problem with all the renewable sources of energy in comparison with the non-renewables?
They are not efficient enough (huge amounts of wind turbines, solar panels etc. are needed to replace fossil fuel-powered power plants.
Give two reasons why there has been an increase in consumption of energy by many LEDCs.
Population increase and aspirations for a higher standard of living.
In which sound did the Exxon Valdez oil spill take place?
Prince William Sound
Sustainable development
A development which is improving people's standard of living and quality of life without wasting resources or spoiling the environment.
Which gases released from burning natural gas and oil contribute to acid rain?
Nitrogen oxide (oil) and sulphur dioxide (natural gas).
What are five advantages apart from being renewable with wind power?
What is the main reason why some NICs have seen a large increase in energy consumption?
Industrialisation.
The reason plankton were reduced in numbers after the oil spill.
Due to less photosynthesis.
Appropriate technology
Technology that is both appropriate to the needs, skills, knowledge and wealth of local people and suitable to the environment in which they live.
The per cent of the world's commercially consumed energy that come from non-renewable resources, according to the textbook.
88%
Five disadvantages of hydro-electric power.
Dams are very expensive to build, flooded wildlife habitats etc., visual pollution, dams can collapse or be exposed to terrorism, decaying vegetation can release methane and carbon dioxide.
What is it that Exxon Mobile does not want Trump and the USA to leave?
The Paris Agreement.
This many seabirds and sea otters were recovered according to the textbook.
35 000 seabirds and 3 000 sea-otters