Changed in Energy Demand in Developing Countries (Middle and Low income)

Question 1

Population: Increasing Population

Answer 1

An increase in population leads to increased demands for electricity for lighting and appliances such as televisions.

Question 2

Population: Increasing demand in food

Answer 2

A higher demand for food means that fertilisers and pesticides are used to increase food production (1). However, producing fertilisers and pesticides uses a lot of energy (1).

Question 3

Population: Urbanisation= more houses needing to be built.

Answer 3

Many people in developing countries are moving into cities. This urbanisation process requires a lot of concrete to build new houses and concrete uses a lot of energy.

Question 4

Economic Growth: New Infrastructure

Answer 4

Most global economic growth is happening in developing countries such as China which requires a lot of energy to build new infrastructure.

Question 5

Economic Growth: Increased Car Ownership

Answer 5

As developing countries are becoming more wealthy, car ownership rates will also increase and therefore so will the demand for fuel

Question 6

Economic Growth: Shipping products around the world

Answer 6

In a global economy, many of the manufactured products are sold to developed countries and therefore need to be shipped around the world- using more energy.

Question 7

Economic Growth: Non-Industrialised African nations (contrast to shipping point)

Answer 7

However, many African nations have not industrialised as much as in Asia, leading to a smaller rise in energy demand here

Question 8

Transport: Increase in passenger air travel

Answer 8

People are more likely to travel abroad for business or holidays. This has caused a large increase in passenger air travel, with Asia in particular constructing a large number of airport terminals