Edexcel GCSE Geography B Topic 9 Consuming energy resources overview quiz quiz

A renewable flow resource

Recyclable

An infinite resource

Non-renewable

Wind

Oil

Coal

Natural gas

Non-renewable

Recyclable

Renewable

Fossil fuels

Carbon dioxide released from burning the fuel

Air pollution from cars and other vehicles

Landscape scarring and oil spills

Acid rain from coal-fired power stations

Every single country has exactly the same energy resources

Energy is shared out completely equally across the world

Only the climate of a country matters for energy access

It depends on access to technology and physical resources

Developed regions such as North America and Europe

The countries of sub-Saharan Africa as a whole region

The poorer rural parts of South Asia such as villages

The continent of Antarctica and its research stations

A steadily falling world population over recent decades

Rising per-capita GDP and rapid industrialisation in emerging economies

People around the world using much less transport overall

A complete worldwide switch away from buying any manufactured goods at all

A deep economic recession across the world

A very large over-supply of oil sitting on the world market

A conflict that restricts supply in producing regions

A steady fall in global demand for oil over time

By digging large open-cast mines at the surface

By damming rivers and trapping water behind them

By using very large arrays of solar panels set up in sunny areas

By fracking, pumping water, sand and chemicals underground

Using public transport instead of driving

Insulating the walls and loft of a home

Fitting low-energy LED lighting at home

Buying a brand new more energy-efficient appliance

They produce a lot of carbon dioxide

They are intermittent and use land

They never generate electricity

They are completely free with no costs

Describe every single option in turn without ever actually choosing any one of them at all

Completely ignore the resource booklet and use only your own memorised knowledge

Make a clear choice and justify it for both people and the environment using the resources

Only list the advantages of each option and none of the possible disadvantages