Challenges Of Resource Management [optional] Energy Flashcards
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What is ‘energy security’?
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Having a reliable, sustainable and affordable supply of energy.
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Name some countries where energy consumption is high?
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USA
Canada
Australia
UK
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Name some regions where energy consumtion is low?
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africa
south east Asia
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Why is Russia energy secure?
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They have large reserves of natural gas and oil
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Why does the Middle East region have an energy surplus?
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They have large oil reserves
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Why is Western Europe energy insecure?
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Depends on imports
Not very energy effiicient
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Why is Sub-Saharan Africa energy insecure?
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Reliant on TNCs to extract oil and gas
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What are the factors that affect energy supply?
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Costs of exploitation and production
Physical factors
Political factors
Technology
Climate
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