Look at the pictures and come up with what we will be studying for the first part of the lesson.
1. What are the advantages and disadvantages of renewable and non-
renewable fuels?
GossipYou each have some information about a type of
fuel, its advantages and disadvantages.
You now have to ‘gossip’ on your table telling each other about your fuel BUT you cant show each other your information.
At the end your table must be completed with all of the notes.
Type of fuel Where does it come from? Advantages Disadvantages
Coal : non-renewable fossil fuel
From fossilised plants. Found in the ground. It has to be burnt to produce energy.
Relatively cheap to mine.Supplies could last another 250 years
When burnt gives off greenhouse gases e.g. carbon dioxide
Oil: non-renewable fossil fuel
From fossilised animals. Lakes of oil found under land or sea. It is burnt to produce energy.
Relatively cheap to mine.Supplies should last another 50 years.
When burnt gives off greenhouse gases e.g. carbon dioxide
Natural gas: non-renewable fossil fuel
Methane gases are trapped between seams of rock and under the Earth’s surface. Pipes are put down through the ground and gas is pumped to surface.
Relatively cheap to mine.Cleaner fuel than oil or coal.Supplies should last another 70 years
When burnt gives off greenhouse gases e.g. carbon dioxide
Nuclear: non-renewable
Produce from uranium which is obtained from mining. Energy produced when atoms split or joined together in nuclear reactors.
Small amount of uranium gives off a lot of energy.Raw materials last a long time.Doesn’t give off greenhouse gasses.
Nuclear reactors are expensive to build and run.Nuclear waste is radioactive and has to be stored for thousands of years.Can be very dangerous if it leaks.
Biomass: non-renewable or renewable if the plants are re-grown
Decaying plant or animal matter. Example: oil seed rape which is fields of yellow flowers . After being treated with chemicals it can be used to fuel diesel engines.
Cheap and readily available.If plants re-grown it’s renewable.
When burnt gives off greenhouse gases e.g. carbon dioxide.If large areas of land are taken to produce energy crops, there may be food shortages.
Wood: non-renewable or renewable if trees are re-grown
Obtained from cutting down trees. The trees are burnt to provide energy.
Cheap and readily available.If trees are re-grown it is renewable.
When burnt gives off greenhouse gases e.g. carbon dioxide.
Type of fuel Where does it come from? Advantages Disadvantages
Coal : non-renewable fossil fuelOil: non-renewable fossil fuelNatural gas: non-renewable fossil fuel
Nuclear: non-renewable
Biomass: non-renewable or renewable if the plants are re-grown
Wood: non-renewable or renewable if trees are re-grown
How could you use this type of explanation to explain the advantages and disadvantages of your type of
energy?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MhEGS1zsApo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCg81A6kwg0
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/damian-carrington-blog/2013/nov/08/pandoras-promise-pro-nuclear-movie-climate-change
5 minute task
Choose one type of renewable and one type of non-renewable fuel. Explain their advantages. (4 marks)
How does this link with Climate change?
GIVE ME 5- things you have learnt this lesson (facts, data, key terms…)
Starter: 1. Where in the
world exports the most fuel?
2. Where in the world imports the most fuel?
3. Which countries do you think are in a fuel a) deficit b) surplus?
4. Describe the distribution of fuel importers in the world. (4)
What is the distribution and balance of energy use?
USA energy deficit because it consumes so much- if all
consumed like the USA would need 34 worlds!
Fuel imports
Fuel exports
2. What is the distribution and balance of energy use?
Complete the table:- is the country an LIC or HIC?- Is it in energy surplus or deficit?- Suggest reasons why these countries are in surplus or deficit.
Country 2003 energy consumption
2003 production LIC/MIC/HIC? Surplus/ Deficit?
Bangladesh 21981 17549Brazil 193665 171674Canada 262600 385833Ethiopia 20509 18903France 271140 136222Nigeria 97825 215667UK 232272 246400USA 280881 1632673
Surplus, Balance, Deficit
Fuel use
USA energy deficit because it consumes so much- if all consumed like the USA would need 34 worlds!
Jan 2013- create a number of questions using this figure that adds up to 6 marks
2013 SAM
How does deficit and surplus link in with carbon footprint and wasting energy?
Draw a quick bingo table and write in 9 words.
DomesticSecondaryPrimaryEmissionsQatarKuwaitUS4metric
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE_4VLWUBu8
Heating TransportationElectricityCO2FlightIndirectProductManufacture
How do we waste energy? How can we save energy?
• Write down ways that:– A) domestic (households) waste energy– B)Settlements waste energy
How does Barnet recycle its waste?
• From your own knowledge and remembering from you creating your website. Write a list.
http://ccfgcsegeography.posterous.com/
Explain 2 ways of reducing energy wastage on a local scale in the UK? (4 marks)
You can use the Woking Case study on page 139 – write the perfect answer for this question. OR BARNET
MAKE SURE YOU INCLUDE KEY FACTS AND GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS
Page 137
• Write notes on solutions to energy wastage on a – 1) a national scale– 2) a local and domestic scale
• National scale energy solutions– Grant for £2500 per household for green
technologies– No planning permission for wind turbines, solar
panels, ground and water source heat pumps and biomass systems.
– £1 million grant for public buildings • Local and domestic scale solutions– Community energy schemes – communal boiler– Combined Heat Power is 90% efficient compared
to 20% for national systems- 1300 sites have them.– Money off council tax if you have insulation
WOKING BOROUGH COUNCIL CASE STUDY
When did they set it upWhat did they do with electricity cables?What is CHP?How many buildings does it power?How has it been extended?How many other houses will benefit?How else is it trying to be sustainable?How are its street lights powered?
Choose a HIC you have studied. Explain how it disposes of different types of waste. (6
marks)
You are the examiner- what do you expect to be included to get 6 marks?
Which case study are you going to choose? Germany/Barnet/Camden?
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