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Quiz on Geography Contested Planet:Energy Security, Biodiversity and Development Gap, created by Marika Rutlin on 25/04/2016.

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Geography Contested Planet:Energy Security, Biodiversity and Development Gap

Question 1 of 10

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What is Energy Security?
The of energy at an price. Energy security has many aspects: , , and impacts

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    uninterrupted
    availability
    sources
    affordable
    accessibility
    sustainability
    price
    environmental

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Question 2 of 10

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What's wrong with fossil fuels?
Fuels such as , , and will release when burnt, this is a gas and so will heat up the atmosphere, causing climate . They also produce particulates which make buildings dirty and irritate the and . However humans are very reliant on them, and they are a resource, which means we need an alternative

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    oil
    solar
    coal
    wind
    gas
    wave
    CO2
    Nix
    Sox
    greenhouse
    bluecar
    change
    improvement
    lungs
    ears
    eyes
    skin
    finite
    infinite

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Question 3 of 10

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Why isn't the UK energy secure?
It has become cheeper to than it in mines, and and production from the North Sea began to decline

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    import
    extract
    coal
    oil
    gas

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Question 4 of 10

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Does the UK have renewable potential?
, they are a HIC and so should be able to invest in renewable technologies. As well as this it is ideal placed for and power, due to its location. In of energy produced was from renewable sources.

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    Yes
    wind
    solar
    geothermal
    wave
    2012
    2014
    2009
    9.1%
    8%
    15%

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Question 5 of 10

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Why was there an energy crisis in in 2000-1?
They rely on and have consumption rates which makes the state very energy . The USA energy market is and the provision of energy infrastructure is expensive. That year had been especially leading to an increased demand for facilities, and a decrease in the output of lakes in Washington and Oregon.

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    California
    Georgia
    Texas
    imports
    exports
    high
    medium
    low
    insecure
    privatised
    warm
    cold
    cooling
    lightning
    hydroelectric
    geothermal

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Question 6 of 10

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Why is the Arctic important for energy?
The Arctic contains of undiscovered and of undiscovered global supplies. This means that the countries with which it borders could theoretically have access to these resources. The UN states that a country can use resources within nautical miles of their territory, and this has been agreed to be respected until 2020.

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    30%
    50%
    20%
    15%
    natural gas
    solar
    oil
    wave
    8
    10
    7
    Law of Sea Convention
    200
    500

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Question 7 of 10

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What does Russia do with their energy?
-> are the World's largest energy supply controlling of global gas reserves. They also supply of the EUs gas which has meant that 4 states are completely reliant on them
-> In , supplies to the Ukraine were cut around when they were discussing joining
->Eastern Siberian Pacific Ocean Pipeline is being built, exporting gas to and North America. This goes through Amur Leopard territory (only left in the Wild) and the Straits of Malacca

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    Gazprom
    Guzman
    25%
    15%
    2008
    2006
    2009
    NATO
    The League of Nations
    EU
    Asia
    Australia
    70
    80

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Question 8 of 10

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Are a solution fro Canada's energy?
YES
Could meet up to of North America's energy needs
Vital to the Canadian economy, as oil made up of exports in 2007
Mining companies are required to replace trees
NO
Expensive - for a barrel, conventional oil is only
Uses a lot of water - barrels for 1 of oil
Still a finite resource that produces fossil fuels
Still causes the destruction of habitats

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    Tar Sands
    Tsar Sands
    15%
    22%
    13%
    20%
    $15
    $10
    $2
    $5
    2-5
    3-4
    5-6

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Question 9 of 10

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Is Mexico a biodiversity hotspot?

Select one or more of the following:

  • yes, one of only 17 in the world

  • yes, one of 50 in the world

  • no

  • It has the highest variety of reptiles

  • It has the highest variety of invertebrates

  • 70% of world species are found there

  • 50% of world species are found there

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Question 10 of 10

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Mexico is threatened by rapid growth, as the most populous country, this has led to increased for and growth. There have been some management strategies in place, since 2002 have been from some areas, and through schemes farmers recicieve from climate change mitigation work

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    11th
    12th
    7th
    demand
    natural resources
    food
    water
    urban
    rural
    prohibited
    large ships
    fair-trade
    benefits

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