Resource Frontier (AQA A-Level Geography): Flashcards
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Resource frontier definition
Resource frontier definition
Area where resources exploited commercially for 1st time
Who proposed core-periphery model & when?
Who proposed core-periphery model & when?
John Friedman, 1963
Resource frontier zone main characteristic
Resource frontier zone main characteristic
Rapid economic growth despite poor social development
Cost-benefit analysis definition
Cost-benefit analysis definition
Systematic analysis of advantages & disadvantages of project
Why do resource operations close?
Why do resource operations close?
When remaining resources become uneconomical to extract
Resource peak definition
Resource peak definition
Point when maximum rate of production is reached
Who proposed peak oil theory & when?
Who proposed peak oil theory & when?
M.K. Hubbert, 1956
At what % extraction does peak occur?
At what % extraction does peak occur?
Approximately 50% (half) of the resource
Conventional oil & gas definition
Conventional oil & gas definition
Extracted by traditional drilling & pumping techniques
Examples of unconventional reserves
Examples of unconventional reserves
Shale deposits, tar sands, heavy oils