Energy economics

Ch. 9 PPT

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Human Geography

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Gender Inequality Index

alternative energy

International development

World energy consumption

Developing country

Petroleum

Energy poverty

? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Chapter 9 Lecture Development The Cultural Landscape Eleventh Edition Matthew Cartlidge University of Nebraska-Lincoln ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. KI 1 ? Why does development vary among countries? ? 9.1.1: Identify the HDI standard of living factor. ? 9.1.2: Identify the HDI health factor. ? 9.1.3: Identify the HDI access to knowledge factor. ? 9.1.4. Describe variations in level of development within countries and regions. ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. ? 2014 Pearson Education, Inc. Why Does Development Vary among Countries? ? United Nations (UN) developed a metric to measure the level of development of every country called the Human Development Index (HDI). ? It is based on three factors:

Renewable resources notes

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Environmental Science

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Technology

Energy economics

Renewable electricity

Geothermal electricity

Renewable resource

Sustainable energy

Environment

RENEWABLE RESOURCES Name:____________________________ A. Renewable Resources: Resources that can be quickly ___________ 1) Solar Power ? Uses _______________________________ from the _______________________ to generate electricity Pros: - Solar Fuel is ?______________________________? - Does not ________________________________________ Cons: - Dependent on sunlight - _____________________________________________ to set up 2) Nuclear energy ? ______________________________________ apart heavy _________________________________ such as Uranium to release energy. Pros: - Produces ___________________________________ ___________________________________________________ of power

Field report of zero carbon centre

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Environmental Science

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CCST9016 Field Visit Report Name: Lau Ka Lap UID: 3035074048 Introduction: Zero Carbon Building, which is also called ZCB, is developed to show the eco-building technological designs and promote strategies about energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies (ZCB 2012). In the field trip, I have learnt much from this real-life example of Zero Carbon Building. Findings:

APES MIDTERM 2013 SPRING

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Environmental Science

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Nuclear power in the United States

APES

environmental science

practice questions for Spring Midterm 13,14,15,16 &19 Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following types of agriculture is most characteristic of developing countries? a. plantation agriculture b. traditional intensive agriculture c. traditional subsistence agriculture d. industrialized agriculture ____ 2. The plants of the second green revolution are a. giant varieties. b. slow growing. c. high-yield varieties. d. adapted to drought. ____ 3. All of the following factors contributed to a doubling of U.S. food productivity since 1940 except a. increased use of fossil fuels. b. increased amount of cultivated land. c. increased use of pesticides. d.

APES MIDTERM 2007

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Environmental Science

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Environment

Millennium Development Goals

Oxides

Ozone

NOx

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environmental science

Practice Test APES Spring Midterm 2007 Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following does not apply to sea otters? a. They have blubber to keep them warm. b. They can eat 25 % of their weight per day in sea urchins and other benthic organisms. c. They use tools. d. They have the thickest fur of any mammal. ____ 2. The most common pattern of population dispersion found in nature is a. random. b. uniform. c. clumped. d. dispersed. ____ 3. Biotic potential is determined by a. reproductive age span. b. the minimum viable population. c. how many offspring die before reproducing. d. irruptive populations.

APES MIDTERM 2007

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Environmental Science

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environmental science

Practice Test APES Spring Midterm 2007 Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. Which of the following does not apply to sea otters? a. They have blubber to keep them warm. b. They can eat 25 % of their weight per day in sea urchins and other benthic organisms. c. They use tools. d. They have the thickest fur of any mammal. ____ 2. The most common pattern of population dispersion found in nature is a. random. b. uniform. c. clumped. d. dispersed. ____ 3. Biotic potential is determined by a. reproductive age span. b. the minimum viable population. c. how many offspring die before reproducing. d. irruptive populations.

Coal, Oil, and Gas Notes

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Environmental Science

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Fuels

Coal

COAL, OIL, & GAS Stats from Geohive: US total energy consumption ? ranked 1st worldwide US oil consumption ? ranked 1st worldwide US coal consumption ? ranked 2nd worldwide (behind China) US natural gas consumption ? ranked 1st worldwide I. Oil (15-6) Most important fossil fuel in US economy: used mostly for transportation A. Petroleum or crude oil (oil as comes out of ground) 1.Produced by decomposition of deeply buried dead organic matter from plants and animals under high temperatures and pressures over millions of years 2.Consists mainly of hydrocarbons, with small amounts of sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen impurities 3.Often trapped with natural gas 4.In pores and cracks in rocks, if enough pressure create a gusher when drill B. Oil recovery

Globalization in Iran

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World History

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Iran

Economy of Iran

Social Issues

Politics

Iran Historical: Entered globalization in 1906 as they created a constitution that developed democratic principles. 3 Consequences: 1. Growing disparity between urban and rural areas. 2. Cut back in government spending and education along with health care. 3. Limited evolution since the colonial period. 3 Barriers: 1. Lack of new improved technology. 2. Too dependent on their natural resource wealth. Reducing Barriers: The now have a desire for political unity. FDI: Shell gas is involved in negotiations between Iran and Chinese oil companies. Total Oil gas company has complete control of the oil fields in Doroud and Balal. Corporations Contribute: Yes, they do because they are looking for cheap labor and Iran is managing to keep them by maintaining low standards for laborers.