Flashcards
Geography Core 4 Key words
Flashcards do conjunto (10)
- 1Ecological FootprintThe theoretical measurement of the amount of land and water a population requires to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb its waste, under prevailing technology.
- 2Energy pathwaysSupply routes between energy producers and consumers which may be pipelines, shipping routes or electric cables.
- 3Peak oil productionThe year in which the world or an individual or a producing country reaches its highest level of production, with the production declining the year after.
- 4Strategic Petroleum ReserveThe USA's reserve supply of oil, which should last for about three months in the event of severe interruptions to imported oil.
- 5The four R's1) Refuse
2) Reduce
3) Reuse - This involves extending the life a beyond what it is usually used for
4) Recycle - The concentration of used waste materials that are being processed into new material. - 6QuotasInvolving agreement between countries to take only a predetermined amount of ressource. Quotas may change on an annual or long time period basis.
- 7Fracking / Hydraulic fracturingThe forcing open of fissures in subterranean rocks by introducing liquid at high pressure, especially to extract oil or gas.
- 8BiofuelsFossil fuel substitutes that can be made from a range of agri-crop materials including oilseeds, wheat, corn and sugar.
- 9Geothermal energyThe natural heat found in the Earth's crust in the form of steam, hot water and hot rock.
- 10OverfishingA level of fishing resulting in the depletion of the fish stock.