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GCSE Geography: Energy
Challenges in the human environment · AQA GCSE Geography (8035), specification point 3.2.3.4. Cards are generated from the exam board's own specification for "Energy", and every card links back to the page it came from. Specification © AQA — used with attribution.
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Give three reasons why global energy consumption is increasing.
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Economic development, rising population, and technology.
Name three factors that affect energy supply.
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Physical factors, cost of exploitation and production, technology (also political factors).
What is energy security?
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Having a surplus of energy — reliable access to enough energy to meet demand.
Energy insecurity can lead to ? where demand exceeds supply.
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conflict
Give one environmental impact of energy insecurity.
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Exploration of difficult and environmentally sensitive areas (e.g. Arctic, deep sea).
Name three renewable energy sources.
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Any three of: biomass, wind, hydro, tidal, geothermal, wave, solar.
Which two energy sources are classed as non-renewable?
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Fossil fuels and nuclear power.
Give two ways energy conservation can reduce demand.
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Designing homes, workplaces and transport for sustainability, and using technology to increase efficiency in fossil fuel use.
What does a carbon footprint measure?
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The greenhouse gas emissions caused by an individual's energy use and activities.
What is the difference between primary and secondary data?
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Primary data is collected first-hand by the student during fieldwork; secondary data was collected by someone else (e.g. published maps, statistics).
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