The Challenge of Resource Management: Energy (OCR GCSE Geography A (Geographical Themes)): Flashcards
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Renewable energies affected by climate & geography
Renewable energies affected by climate & geography
Solar, wind, tidal, HEP, wave power
Global fossil fuel distribution pattern
Global fossil fuel distribution pattern
Unequal distribution
Characteristic of fossil fuel prices
Characteristic of fossil fuel prices
Volatile and can fluctuate
Cost of building new energy infrastructure
Cost of building new energy infrastructure
Very high
Why some LICs can't exploit energy resources
Why some LICs can't exploit energy resources
Lack funds
Trend in fossil fuel scarcity
Trend in fossil fuel scarcity
Becoming scarce and more expensive to extract
Technology needed for some oil reserves
Technology needed for some oil reserves
Specialist technology
Country lacking uranium exploitation technology
Country lacking uranium exploitation technology
Niger
Example of climate change agreement
Example of climate change agreement
Kyoto Protocol
War affecting resource export (example)
War affecting resource export (example)
Gulf War
When fossil fuels formed
When fossil fuels formed
Millions of years ago
Cost to build nuclear power stations
Cost to build nuclear power stations
Expensive
Characteristic of nuclear waste
Characteristic of nuclear waste
Dangerous waste