Geography Definitions 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyContested PlanetA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: kayleigh.aston6Created on: 20-03-17 16:39 Energy Pathways Supply routes between energy producers and consumers e.g. pipelines or shipping routes 1 of 30 Energy Poverty When a country or region has insufficient access to reliable sources of power 2 of 30 Energy Security A country or region that is self-sufficient in energy resources 3 of 30 Geopolitics Political relations among nations, particularly relating to disputes regarding borders and resources 4 of 30 Transit State A country which something has to pass through e.g. Russian Gas through Ukraine 5 of 30 OPEC The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries 6 of 30 Peak Oil The year in which the world or an individual country reaches its highest level of oil production, production declines after. 7 of 30 Security Premium The extra cost built into the price of oil to allow for any disruption in supply 8 of 30 Supply Shock A significant interruption to supply due to an environmental, economic or political event. 9 of 30 Energy Crisis A serious shortage of energy which interrupts domestic supply and impacts on the economy 10 of 30 Strategic Petroleum Reserve The USA's reserve supply of oil which should last for about 3 months in the event of a severe disruption to imported oil 11 of 30 Energy Infrastructure The built environment constructed for the exploration, development and production of energy 12 of 30 Energy TNC's Transnational Corporations that specialise in the exploration, development, production and sale of energy products 13 of 30 Resource Nationalisation When a country decides to place part/all of an energy resource under state ownership 14 of 30 Carbon Credit A permit that allows an organisation to emit a specified amount of greenhouse gas 15 of 30 Carbon Trading A company that doesn't use up all of their carbon credits can sell them elsewhere 16 of 30 Coal gasification A process which converts solid coal into gas that can be used for power 17 of 30 Green Taxation Taxes implemented to discourage behaviour that is harmful to the environment 18 of 30 Microgeneration Generators producing electricity with an output of less than 50KW 19 of 30 Carbon Storage Capture of Carbon Dioxide released by burning coal and burying it deep underground 20 of 30 Geothermal Power generated from the natural heat from under the ground 21 of 30 Bio-fuels Fuels generated from biomass 22 of 30 Bi-Polar World Two opposing superpowers e.g USA and USSR during Cold War 23 of 30 BRIC's Brazil Russian India China (emerging superpowers) 24 of 30 Capitalism Economic system in which most means of production and distribution are privately owned and in a relatively competitive environment 25 of 30 Colonialism Political rule of one nation over another 26 of 30 Communism Most means of production and distribution are state owned. Aims to create equality and a classless society. 27 of 30 Cultural Imperialism promoting the culture of one society into another. 28 of 30 Decolonisation The undoing of colonialism, where countries have gained independence. 29 of 30 Dependency Theory Notion that resources flow from a periphery of poor and undeveloped states into a core of wealthy states. 30 of 30
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