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According to the World health organisation, how many calories do you need each day?
2000-2400 calories
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How many people suffer from malnutrition?
2 billion
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How many people are undernourished in Ethiopia?
>35%
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How many people are undernourished in the UK?
< 5%
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General trend on undernourishment?
Further N you go, you will encounter less undernourishment
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What is an exception to the general trend on undernourishment?
Mongolia has 15-24% undernourished
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How much water is used in agriculture for an LIC?
80%
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In the UK, how much water is used in industry and agriculture?
75%-industry
3%-agriculture
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Each person in the UK uses how much water?
150l
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Energy demand is predicted to go up by how much and over how many years?
Predicted to go up by 56% over the next 25 yrs
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Which countries supply oil because they are energy secure?
Russia, USA and Saudi Arabia
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Which countries supply gas because they are energy secure?
Russia , Iran and Qatar
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Which countries supply coal because they are energy secure?
Russia, USA and China
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Which countries supply uranium because they are energy secure?
Russia, Australia and Kazakhstan
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How much oil is imported in the UK?
75%
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In 2013, how much of the UK's food supply was imported?
47%
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In the Artic, how much oil and gas does it contain?
90 mill barrels of oil and 1/3 of the world's gas
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How much of the world's natural gas does Russia control?
25%= blackmailing
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Pakistan suffers from power cuts. How long do they last and what are the impacts because of it?
They last for 20hrs=losing 4 GDP and 500 companies closing.
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How does natural gas form?
1. Decomposing organisms buried on the ocean floor and gets compressed by ocean sediments

2. Enormous pressure and heat will form hydrocarbons

3. Drilling through layers of sand and rock layers to get oil and gas deposits.
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4 advantages of natural gas?
1. Produces electricity cheaply
2. Huge global reserves
3. versatile- can be used for cooking and heating
4. it is significantly cleaner than coal or oil, with carbon emissions 45% less than coal and 30% less than oil
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4 disadvantages of natural gas?
1. Political issues can disrupt transportation e.g. Russia to the west
2. Infrastructure[pipelines] are expensive to construct and can be environmentally damaging.
3. Fracking is controversial and has been linked to small earthquakes
4. Greenhouse gases a
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When did the Camisea project, Peru begin? Why?
2004. In order to exploit a huge gas field in the Amazonian region of Peru.
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4 advantages of the Camisea project?
1. It could save Peru up to US$4 billion in energy costs
2. Provides employment opportunities and helps boost local economies
3. Improved infrastructure could bring benefits to local people= increased trade as there is a better connectivity
4. Peru could
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3 disadvantages to the Camisea project?
1. Deforestation associated with the pipeline and other developments will affect natural habitats= soil erosion
2. Clearing routes for pipelines has led to landslides and pollution of streams resulting in the decline of fish
3. Project could have impact o
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What is the local sustainable energy scheme called? Where is it located?
Chambamontera micro-hydro scheme. Located in the NW Peru.
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Why was the Chambamontera scheme needed?
1. Most people are subsistent farmers growing small numbers of livestock and coffee
2.Lack of electricity is due to development- people have no influence because it is hard to build things like pylons on mountains.
3. nearly half the population survive on
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How much was the Chambamontera scheme?
$51,000
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Why is this area ideal for exploiting water power as a renewable source of energy?
Area has high rainfall, steep slopes and fast flowing rivers
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6 benefits to the local community because of the Chambamontera scheme?
1. Regulating the flow of water has reduced the danger of flooding
2. Street lights allow people to go outside at night
3. Reduction in deforestation and risk of soil erosion because less wood is burnt as a source of heat
4. Reduction in r-u migration -
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In the UK, how much does food travel and how much does it contribute to UK'S co2 emissions?
Food travels over 30 billion km every year. It contributes to at least 17% of UK's co2 emissions=increases carbon footprint
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Since 1985, the amount of water used by the average household has increased by how much?
risen by 70%
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In 2015, what was the majority of UK'S energy mix?
Fossil fuels- 31% coal and 25% gas
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How much does renewable energy sources provide to UK's energy mix?
22%
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UK consumes less energy than it did in 1970- average household uses how much energy comparing to 1970?
12% less despite 6.5 million more people living in the UK.
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Describe the energy security of these regions:

Russia and Eastern Europe
Western Europe
Middle East
North America
Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
Russia and Eastern Europe- Energy Surplus
Western Europe- Energy insecurity
Middle East- Energy surplus
North America- Energy insecurity
Asia- Energy insecurity
Sub-Saharan Africa- Energy insecurity
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