IGCSE Geography / Economic activity and energy

Why energy demand keeps rising

Edexcel International GCSE Geography (4GE1), chapter 4: Economic activity and energy, specification point 4.3a. Part of the full course.

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World energy demand has risen sharply since 1970 because populations, wealth and technology have grown. Energy use and energy production also vary between countries, so development and natural resources affect how much energy people use and where countries get it.

More lessons in Economic activity and energy

• The four economic sectors
• Employment structure and the Clark Fisher model
• Reading and plotting triangular graphs
• Where primary and secondary activity locates
• Where tertiary and quaternary activity locates
• Why sector employment changes
• Case study: sector shift in Ethiopia
• Case study: sector shift in China
• Case study: sector shift in the UK
• Informal employment
• Case study: informal employment in Dhaka
• Population and resources: Malthus and Boserup
• The energy gap and energy security
• Non-renewable energy
• Renewable energy
• Managing energy sustainably
• Carbon and ecological footprints
• Case study: energy management in Qatar
• Case study: energy management in India
• Case study: energy management in Nepal
• Energy fieldwork: collecting the data
• Energy fieldwork: results, conclusions and evaluation