Resource Depletion

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Resource Depletion

• The use of fossil fuels and minerals

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Objectives

• Differentiate between fossil fuels and renewables
• Know that global energy supply is heavily
  dependant on fossil fuels
• Gain an understanding of the distribution of
  fossil fuel reserves e.g. coal

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What is the difference between a reserve and a
resource?
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what is this? How many windmills would replace
this? What other options are there?
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300 Turbines 60 metres high. What could be a
further problem?
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150 KM/square of Solar panels
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How long will reserves last?

• Reserves may vary wildly
• Present consumption
• Oil?
• Gas?
• Coal?

North Sea oil platform
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Who consumes the most fossil fuels?

• Rich MEDCs
• 70 of fossil fuels
• In particular?
• USA
• 25 of global commercial energy
• Who consumes least?
• LEDCs
• Especially African

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What can LEDCs burn get their energy?

• Fuelwood
• Renewable
• Rapidly being depleted
• 6-14 of world energy

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Where are coal reserves found?

• Nearly 100 countries
• Where are most of reserves found
• Rank the continents

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Where does oil come from?

• Uneven distribution
• 40 global energy
• 78 of reserves are run by.
• Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries
• Grouped together to coordinate their policies so
  oil prices stay stable
• O.P.E.C

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The 11 OPEC countries can you name any?
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What is the cartoon saying?
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Siberian natural gas pipeline

• Natural gas
• Russia and USA

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Answer the Questions on page 197 using the
diagram below