IB HL GEOGRAPHY
Clare Cole
Examine the global patterns and trends in the production and consumption of oil. Examine the geopolitical and environmental impacts of these changes in patterns and trends. Examine the changing importance of other energy sources.
Changing Patterns in Energy Consumption Terminology
Click on image for link to basic terminology relating the global patterns and trends in the production and consumption of oil. It also examines the geopolitical and environmental impacts of these changes in patterns and trends, and examines the changing importance of other energy sources.
Energy Consumption Report: Motor Gasoline
In this activity, the aim was to examine the global patterns and trends in the production and consumption of oil in a particular region. I chose to focus on the consumption of motor gasoline in North America (USA, Canada, Mexico, and Greenland). Click on the graph below for the full report.
Report Source and Further Information: https://www.eia.gov/cfapps/ipdbproject/iedindex3.cfm?tid=5&pid=62&aid=2&cid=regions&syid=1980&eyid=2014&unit=TBPD
Alternative Energy Sources: Presentations
Below is a gallery of the presentations done in class, of energy sources that are alternatives to oil. They include wind energy, nuclear energy, solar energy, fuelwood, hydroelectric energy, tidal energy, coal, and others.
 Wind Energy |  Coal |
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 Solar Energy |  Nuclear Energy |
 Geothermal Energy |  Fuelwood |
 Tidal Energy |
Geopolitics Article Analysis
The purpose of this activity was to broaden our understandings of the significance of the geopolitics of oil, on both a domestic and international level. Click on the image below for notes on a video from the Wall Street Journal, and an article from The Guardian.
