Economies based on natural resources have a high energy intensity a huge – amount of energy is required to extract, refine and develop these resources. (Alberta has a very high energy intensity) Factors Affecting energy use: ___________________________- Extreme climates tend to use more energy ___________________________ refers to how much work is done (eg. How many cars – are built, how many barrels of oil are extracted, how much money is invested etc.) __________________________ the larger the population, the higher the energy use. – _______________________________________ as countries develop, they increase their – use of natural resources. As standards of living increase, so does energy use. __________________________ the more input energy that is transformed into useful – output energy, the more efficient that device is. High efficiency devices use less energy to do a job than do low efficiency devices. Even the most efficient devices create some waste energy…. USA has the world’s highest GDP, the world’s highest activity and the world’s largest total energy use HOWEVER….Canada actually has the higher per capita energy use than the USA…. SAY WHAT????!!!
Economies based on natural resources have a high energy intensity – a huge amount of energy is required to extract, refine and develop these resources. (Alberta has a very high energy intensity) Factors Affecting energy use: ___________________________- Extreme climates tend to use more energy ___________________________ – refers to how much work is done (eg. How many cars are built, how many barrels of oil are extracted, how much money is invested etc.) __________________________ – the larger the population, the higher the energy use. _______________________________________ – as countries develop, they increase their use of natural resources. As standards of living increase, so does energy use. __________________________ – the more input energy that is transformed into useful output energy, the more efficient that device is. High efficiency devices use less energy to do a job than do low efficiency devices. Even the most efficient devices create some waste energy…. USA has the world’s highest GDP, the world’s highest activity and the world’s largest total energy use HOWEVER….Canada actually has the higher per capita energy use than the USA…. SAY WHAT????!!!