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Page 1: Does this surprise you?. Changing patterns of energy consumption Objectives Examine the global patterns and trends in the production and consumption of

Does this surprise you?

Page 2: Does this surprise you?. Changing patterns of energy consumption Objectives Examine the global patterns and trends in the production and consumption of

Changing patterns of energy consumption

Objectives

• Examine the global patterns and trends in the production and consumption of oil and other sources.

• What concerns surround the reliance on oil?

Patterns in resource consumption

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What energies do these ten

pictures represent?

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What is happening to global energy demands?

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Classifying energy sources

• Now classify the ten energy sources as either:

Renewable energy sources can be used again and again e.g. Solar or wind energy. This is sustainable – it provides for now and the future

Non-renewable sources will run out eventually.

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Tasks

• Read p.83-91 of IB Geography• Answer questions on pages 84,85, 86 a,

88 and 91.– treat them as exam answers as these are very similar to the types of questions you might be faced with in paper 1.

• What is the history of oil production (add recent worries and prices and extra recent news about North America)

• http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/ene_oil_con-energy-oil-consumption

• http://blogs.wsj.com/canadarealtime/2012/06/27/u-s-wakes-up-to-north-american-oil-abundance/

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Explain this forecast…

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Examine the geopolitical and environmental impactsof these changes in patterns and trends.

Environmental impacts Geopolitical impacts

•Environmental disasters; e.g. Torrey Canyon (1967), Exxon Valdez (1989), the Sea Empress (1996), BP oil spill, Gulf of Mexico (2010)•Damage to coastlines, fish stocks and communities dependent on the sea•Water pollution; e.g. Tankers illegally washing/cleaning out tankers in the North Sea•War damage; e.g. Gulf War – storage of oil and oil wells can be a target for destruction and can result in immeasurable environmental damage

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The danger of oil to the environment.

Deep water Horizon

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20528958

• What happened• Environmental impact• Who is to blame?

And next…– Canadian Oil Sands/Antarctica/Alaska?

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The World depends upon oil and the oil industry has an unstable political future.

Comment upon each of these issues…

• War - Middle East? Falklands?• Supply/ prices? OPEC/USA• Political games/power.. Russia/OPEC• Consumption WILL rise globally

• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/3625207.stm• http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/feb/07/economics-oil-inflation-middle-east• http://www.opec.org/opec_web/en/• http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/falklands• http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2004/jul/28/iraq.usa• http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/argentina/9343294/Argentina-brands-David-Cameron-a-colonialist-over-Falklands-dispute.html• http://en.mercopress.com/2012/10/04/falklands-commercial-oil-production-projected-to-commence-in-2017• http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7548715.stm• http://www.euractiv.com/energy/russian-oil-flows-central-europe-news-500199• http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-1658364/Oil-price-predictions-What-crude.html• http://www.chron.com/business/energy/article/N-American-oil-output-could-top-40-year-old-peak-2193837.php• http://blogs.wsj.com/canadarealtime/2012/06/27/u-s-wakes-up-to-north-american-oil-abundance/

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Tell the story…… Falklands

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Examine the geopolitical and environmental impactsof these changes in patterns and trends.

Environmental impacts Geopolitical impacts

•Environmental disasters; e.g. Torrey Canyon (1967), Exxon Valdez (1989), the Sea Empress (1996), BP oil spill, Gulf of Mexico (2010)•Damage to coastlines, fish stocks and communities dependent on the sea•Water pollution; e.g. Tankers illegally washing/cleaning out tankers in the North Sea•War damage; e.g. Gulf War – storage of oil and oil wells can be a target for destruction and can result in immeasurable environmental damage

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More reasons to be cheerful…

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Your turn.

• Oil prices are falling

• Describe the trends in oil prices since 2013

• Maybe middle eastern war will end?.