Energy Distribution Flashcards

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Name three non renewable energy sources.

A

Fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas.

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Name three renewable sources of energy.

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Wind, solar and water energy

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How do LICs struggle to get a sustainable energy supply?

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They struggle economically to afford energy sources. As renewable sources are more expensive, this limits LICs access.

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Why would the demand for energy be higher in NEEs (newly emerging economies)?

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They are going through industrialisation meaning energy consumption rapidly grows, as does the demand.

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Global trade of food, water and energy attempts to equalise the supply across the world. What does this actually achieve to do?

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Benefit HICs who can afford imports, leaving LICs, especially in Africa, less advantaged in the attempt of resource redistribution.

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