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1
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Name six factors affecting energy consumption

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  • Physical availability
  • Technology
  • Cost
  • Economic development
  • Climate
  • Environmental priorities
2
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How is physical availability an important factor?

A
  • Self-sufficient or reliance on imports?
  • Transport costs increases pressure on consumption
  • Exploitation method ease and expense
3
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How is technology an important factor?

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  • Help access difficult resources

- Modern tech is very popular and energy thirsty

4
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How is cost an important factor?

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  • Exploitation, processing and delivery

- Less cost more consumption

5
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How is economic development an important factor?

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  • Cost in one country may be relatively expensive but not for another
  • Public perception of expense depends on SoL and economic status
6
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How is climate an important factor?

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Increased consumption in areas of extreme weather e.g. North America and Australia

7
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How is environmental priorities a factor?

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  • Concern for carbon emissions

- Cost of green energy may reduce consumption

8
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Name the top six energy consumer countries

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  1. China
  2. USA
  3. Russia
  4. India
  5. Japan
  6. Germany
9
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Name the top four coal producers

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China, USA, India and Australia

10
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Name the top four coal consumers

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China, USA, Japan and South Africa

11
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Describe the mismatch of coal

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Production and consumption is small as China and USA are largest in both this reflects high transport cost and low energy density

12
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Mismatch of oil:
- Over half production comes from (1) so there is a (2) mismatch between small (3) and large (4) in Europe as there is no substitute for transport

A

1 - OPEC and N. America
2 - large
3 - production
4 - consumption

13
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Gas production is dominated by (1) but the leading consumers are (2) showing a (3) mismatch

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1 - USA and Russia
2 - Germany, Japan and Italy
3 - large