Geography Theme 3 (Pt2)

Geography Theme 3 (Pt2)

1. Energy

   • Importance of non- renewable fossil fuels, renewable energy supplies, nuclear power, fuelwood
     • Globally,countries, levels of development
     • Non- renewable fossil fuels
       • Coal
       • Natural gas
       • Oil
     • Renewable energy supplies
       • Geothermal
       • Wind
       • HEP
       • Wave and tidal power
       • Solar power
   • Benefits and disadvantages
     • Nuclear power and renewable energy sources
   • Case study
     • Energy supply of a country or area

2. Water

   • Methods of water supply
     • Proportions of water used
       • Agriculture, domestic, industrial purposes
         • Countries
           • Levels of economic development
       • Lack of clean water for local people
     • Reservoirs, dams, wells, boreholes, desalination
   • Water shortages
     • Future water supplies
   • Case study
     • Water supply country

3. Environmental risks and economic development

   • Economic activities
     • Threats to natural environment, locally, globally
       • Soil erosion, desertification, global warming, pollution
       • Water, air noise, visual
       • Resource conservation importance
   • Case study
     • Area of economic development and risks