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1
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Define Energy Mix

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The combination of energy types used to power a country’s economy. It can be what it owns or what it needs to import.

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Define Energy Resources

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The different types of energy that a country uses.

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3
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What is Sweden?

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A MEDC

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4
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What is India?

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A NIC/LEDC

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5
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What percentage of energy does industry use in Sweden?

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37.3%

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What percentage of energy does residential use in Sweden?

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21.3%

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7
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What percentage of energy does industry use in India?

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25.3%

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What percentage of energy does residential use in India?

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61%

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What type of energy is used the most by Sweden?

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Nuclear (38%)

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What types of energy does Sweden use?

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Nuclear
HEP
Coal
Oil
Gas
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What type of energy does India use the most?

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Combustable renewables and waste (37.8%)

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12
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What types of energy does India use?

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Combustable renewables and waste
Coal
Oil
Gas
Nuclear
Hydro
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Why is Sweden an ideal place for HEP?

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Large catchments, high discharge, flows regulated and waterfalls

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Name a waterfall in Sweden

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Porjus

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Name a river in Sweden

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Luleälv

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16
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Define Finite

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Means the energy source can run out

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Define Renewable

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Means can be used over and over again

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Define Energy Mix

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Combination of energy types/sources which fuel a countries’s economy

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19
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Define feed in tariff

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Generating your own energy and selling the excess

20
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Describe the Global Energy Mix

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Dominated by non renewable fossil fuels
Lower percentage of renewables and nuclear
Oil is on the rise
Nuclear is static

21
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What percentage of the global energy mix is oil?

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37%

22
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What percentage of the global energy mix is Coal?

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25%

23
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What percentage of the global energy mix is Gas?

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23%

24
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What percentage of the global energy mix is Nuclear energy?

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6%

25
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What percentage of the global energy mix is Biomass energy?

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4%

26
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What percentage of the global energy mix is Hydro energy?

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3%

27
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What percentage of the global energy mix is Solar heat energy?

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0.5%

28
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What percentage of the global energy mix is wind energy?

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0.3%

29
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What percentage of the global energy mix is Geothermal energy?

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1.2%

30
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Name three reasons why the demand for energy increased in the last 60 years?

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Globalisation
Car Ownership is rising
Industrialisation is rising

31
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Define energy gap

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The energy gap is where MEDCs are likely to have more energy supplies of a better standard than LEDCs

32
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Name three physical reasons that affect the supply of energy

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Fossil fuels are only found in places with certain geological factors
Power stations need flat land
Solar and wind power need consistency

33
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Name three economic factors that affect the supply of energy

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The most accessible and lowest coast are developed first (on/offshore
Tariffs on certain energy resources
Can a country afford certain energy types

34
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Name three social factors that can affect the supply of energy

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Conflicts near energy resources
International agreements
Laws restricting certain types of energy

35
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Name a country where conflict has affected the supply of energy

A

Nigeria

36
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Name an international agreement involving energy

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Kyoto Protocol 1997

37
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Name an example of an energy tariff

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California- 2005, C02 emissions cost companies $8/tonne of energy and increases 5%/year to discourage coal use

38
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Define energy security

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Diversifying your energy resources, so you are not reliant on one type of energy

39
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What is the relationship between levels of development and energy use?

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As you get richer, energy development rises

40
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Name a case study for energy mix

A

Sweden vs India

41
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Name a case study for the economic benefits vs social/environmental costs

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Canadian Tar Sands

42
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Name a case study for the negative social and environmental impacts of energy exploitation

A

Shell in Nigeria

43
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Name a case study for the opportunities provided by energy exploitation

A

Norway

44
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How has Energy benefitted Norway?

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The economic boost has helped fund an excellent welfare system which had been a top priority

45
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Which Nigerian activist was murdered by his government?

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Ken Savo-Wiwa

46
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How many oil spills are there in the Niger Delta per year?

A

4

47
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How many oil spills have there been since oil exploitation began?

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4000

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