Geography Unit 3 0.0 / 5 ? GeographyDefinitonsA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: HappinessIsKeyCreated on: 01-06-17 11:04 Energy Pathways Supply routes between energy producers and consumers e.g. pipelines or shipping routes 1 of 25 Energy Poverty When a country or region has insufficient access to reliable sources of power 2 of 25 Energy Security This is vital to the functioning of any economy – any country that is selfsufficient in energy resources will be secure 3 of 25 Energy surplus When a country or region has more than enough sources of power for its needs and is able to export its surplus power to other countries 4 of 25 Geopolitics Political relations among nations, particularly relating to claims and disputes regarding boarders and resources 5 of 25 Low-carbon standard Initiative introduced in California in 2007 aimed to reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel by 10% by 2020 6 of 25 OPEC The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries e.g. Iran, Iraq, Kuwait 7 of 25 Peak Oil The year in which the world or an individual oil-producing country reaches its highest level of production, production declines after 8 of 25 Security Premium The extra cost built into the price of oil to allow for any disruption in supply 9 of 25 Strategic Something that is done as part of a plan that is meant to achieve a particular purpose or to gain an advantage 10 of 25 Supply shock A significant interruption to supply due to an environmental, economic or political event 11 of 25 Tar Sands Naturally occurring mixtures of sand or clay, water and dense form of petroleum called bitumen 12 of 25 Energy crisis A serious shortage of energy which interrupts domestic supplies and impacts on all sectors of the economy 13 of 25 Environmental impact assessment Details all of the impacts on the environment of an energy type or another project above a certain size 14 of 25 Fossil fuels Fuels consisting of hydrocarbons (coal, oil and natural gas) formed by the decomposition of prehistoric organisms 15 of 25 Renewable resources Sources of energy such as solar and wind power that are not depleted as they are used 16 of 25 Strategic Petroleum Reserve The USA’s reserve supply of oil which should last for about 3 months in the event of severe interruptions to imported oil 17 of 25 Energy infrastructure The built environment constructed for the exploration, development and production of energy, and all the networks 18 of 25 Energy TNCs Transnational corporations that specialise in the exploration, development, production and sale of energy products 19 of 25 Resource nationalisation When a country decides to place part or all of one or a number of natural resources e.g. oil under state ownership 20 of 25 Carbon credit A permit that allows an organisation to emit a specified amount of greenhouse gases 21 of 25 Carbon Trading A company that does not use up the level of emissions it is entitled to can sell the remainder to another company 22 of 25 Coal gasification A process which converts solid coal into a gas that can be used for power generation 23 of 25 Green taxation Taxes levied to discourage behaviour that will be harmful to the environment 24 of 25 Microgeneration Generators producing electricity with an output of less than 50KW 25 of 25
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