Year 11 - Geography
Energy consumption and supply
Global patterns of energy resources
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Unit Summary
This unit, comprising of three variants, teaches pupils about global inequalities in food, water and energy production and consumption. Pupils learn about resource security and about sustainable futures.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain reasons for increasing energy consumption and factors that affect energy supply.
Key Notes
- Energy consumption is increasing due to economic development and technology.
- Energy consumption is increasing due to population increase.
- Physical, technological, economic and political factors affect energy supply.
Vocabulary To Learn
- economic development: the growth of a country's wealth, leading to better jobs, higher incomes and improved living standards
- access: the ability to use a resource in a way that benefits people
- reserve: the amount of a fossil fuel that has been discovered and can be extracted and sold
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Rising demand for energy is simply down to the world's growing population.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this geography topic using two clear key points.
Energy consumption is increasing due to economic development and technology. Energy consumption is increasing due to population increase.
2. Define this geography term and use it in an example. 'economic development'
the growth of a country's wealth, leading to better jobs, higher incomes and improved living standards.
3. Correct this common geography misunderstanding.
Mistake: Rising demand for energy is simply down to the world's growing population. Correction: This is one reason for the growing demand for energy, but economic development is another factor that affects demand. As people become richer, their consumption of energy increases, e.g. instead of using bicycles for transport, people use mopeds.
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