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Human Geography Ch. 14 Flashcards

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1
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Residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago

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Fossil Fuels

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What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

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  1. Coal
  2. Petroleum
  3. Natural Gas
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Heaviest consumers of fossil fuels are in _________ countries

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developed

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Many of fossil fuel reserves in _________ countries

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developing

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What countries consumer more fossil fuels

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developing

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What 3 principle places is NRG consumed?

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  • Businesses (coal)
  • Homes (natural gas)
  • Transportation (petroleum)
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Where are today’s main deposits of coal found?

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In midaltitude countries

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Located on land that had been under-water

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Natural Gas

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9
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Russia and Saudi Arabia supply 1/4

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Petroleum

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10
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Amount of NRG remaining in deposits that have been discovered

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Proven reserves

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Involves pumping water to to break apart rocks and release more gas

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Hydraulic fracturing (fracking)

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12
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Demand for petroleum has ________ in developed countries

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declined

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13
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Demand for petroleum has declined in developed countries in 2 ways:

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  1. High Price
  2. Conservation
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14
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Deposits undiscovered but thought to exist

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Potential reserves

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15
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Forms so slowly can’t be renewed

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Nonrenewable NRG

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Essentially unlimited supply and is not depleted when used by people

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Renewable NRG

17
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Examples of renewable NRG:

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  • Wind
  • Solar
  • Geothermal
18
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Generating electricity from movement of water

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Hydroelectric

19
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World’s 2nd most popular form of electricity

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Hydroelectric

20
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Many developing countries depend on ___________

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hydroelectric

21
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What two ways is NRG from sun harnessed in 2 ways:

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  • Passive systems
  • Active systems
22
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Heat-generating south facing windows

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Passive systems

23
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Photovoltaic cells convert light NRG to electrical NRG

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Active systems

24
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Characteristics of Nuclear

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  • Supplies 14% of world’s NRG
  • Issues with storage of radioactive waste
25
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Utilized on a large scale

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Wind Power

26
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NRG from naturally occurring hot water or steam

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Geothermal NRG

27
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Midwest =

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coal

28
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Northwest =

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hydroelectric

29
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Southwest and Florida =

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natural gas

30
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Eastern States =

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nuclear

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