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Resource security key terminology :)
Resource exploitation,
Resource exploration,
Resource development
26
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concept of a resource
What are resources,
What is resource security,
What is the difference between a ...
18
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Natural resource development over time
What are proven reserves,
Probable reserves,
Security and supply of resources ...
17
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Sustainable resource development (EIAs)
What is sustainable development,
What is resource depletion,
What does the wwf predict about r...
10
cards
Water Security: Global Distribution and Geopolitics
What factors will mean water will...,
What 3 aspects will lead to an in...,
71
13
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CASE STUDY - Athabasca Tar Sands - Alberta, CANADA.
Where are the tar sands located,
Give 3 facts on the boreal forest,
What is the physical geography s ...
17
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CASE STUDY - Grasberg mine (copper)
Why is the grasberg mine significant,
How large is the main open pit,
What environmental impact does th...
15
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CASE STUDY - China South-North Water Transfer Project
How many routes have been completed,
How much is the scheme,
Roughly how much water will it di...
9
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CASE STUDY - Shell
How many barrels of oil does shel...,
Shell is a vertically integrated ...,
Give a fact to show tncs as a tec...
11
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CASE STUDY - Gazprom
How much of gazprom is owned by p...,
What does the ukraine war show,
What kind of company is gazprom
9
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Water security - water scarcity and sources of water
How many aquifers are transboundary,
How many litres of water does it ...,
How many tonnes of water are bein...
17
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Water supply and relationship to physical geography
What negative impacts can over ab...,
How does physical geography affec...,
What are the negatives of reservoirs
7
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Strategies to increase water supply
Define water security,
What is cams,
What does cams do
12
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Water consumption Management / Sustainability issues
What percentage of domestic water...,
How can water consumption be redu...,
How many million litres of water ...
10
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Water conflicts + GERD DAM CASE STUDY
How much water is required to gro...,
When was the privatisation of wat...,
What have local companies accused...
24
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Alternative futures - water
How will technological advances d...,
How will economic advances decrea...,
How will environmental advances d...
7
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Energy security - Global distribution/Geopolitics.
Give an example of high energy pr...,
Give an example of low energy pro...,
Give an example of high energy co...
10
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Sources of energy
What is energy security,
Define energy transition,
What are primary energy resources
14
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Energy - Demand Components / Supply and Physical Geography:
What percentage of energy is used...,
Why is hydraulic fracturing frack...,
Why are some people against uncon...
7
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Energy in a globalised world - future predictions + the roles of TNCs :)
As fossil fuels diminish what sce...,
As fossil fuels diminish what sce...,
As fossil fuels diminish what sce...
6
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Increasing energy supply and managing energy consumption/sustainability
Why is it important to increase e...,
How can energy supply be increased,
What are the 3 main strategies to...
15
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Energy futures
Why is it difficult to forecast e...,
According to the world energy cou...,
What could happen to the use of coal
10
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Mineral ores - Global distribution / geopolitical ideas
What is the global distribution o...,
What country produces the most co...,
Why is trade in mineral ores larg...
8
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Copper - sources and link to physical geography.
What are the two types of copper ...,
Outline porphyry deposits,
What factors determine whether co...
9
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Copper - end uses of copper and role in global commerce and industry,
What properties does copper have ...,
Why is copper used in industry,
Copper is biostatic what does thi...
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Copper - futures
Give 3 reasons why minerals may b...,
How can copper extraction lead to...,
How can copper processing lead to...
9
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