Objective – the rising demands for energy

guestimate the three divided bar graphs

What sub-questions do we need to ask?

Why do you reckon demand is rising?

They are running out…. Why?

Fuel Reserves Years left

Oil 1,386 billion barrels 46.2

Gas 187.1 trillion cubic metres 58.6

Coal 860,938 million tonnes 118

Fossil fuel reservesSOURCE: BP. RESERVES CALCULATED AT CURRENT PRICE USING CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES

World Energy Demand

What are the top eight oil consuming countries in the world?

1.USA2.China3.Japan4.Russia5.Germany6.India7.Brazil8.UK

What do you notice about these countries?

Energy Demand

What type of energy do people use?

Energy Consumption

Reasons for increase in energy demands.. Explain each..

1)Industrialisation, especially in emerging markets

(2) Increasing wealth in emerging markets, especially China and India

(3) Globalisation(4) Concerns over energy security(5) More people

Oil exploration in the Arctic

Environmentalist protests

Oil prices

Key supply player: OPEC

What global issues do you think

surround energy?

Energy Issues

Renewable energy

Rising demands for energyUsing the two sources of information:1. Information sheet – “Energy”2. P. 106-107 Edexcel IGCSE Geography student book (textbook)

• Identify the difference between primary energy and secondary energy (info in textbook)

• Explain why there has been a rise in the global demands for energy – including the type of energy demand and place specific examples and places

• What some of the advantages and disadvantages in the rising energy demands? Try to classify your answer into social, economic and political impacts.

• Pie chart of UK energy sources - page 109• How does this differ to global energy sources? - page 107• Questions 18-25 page 113• What does the ‘Resource Depletion’ article warn us? And why? Back up

your answer….