GEO-1400 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Active Solar, Radioactive Waste
Document Summary
A fossil fuel is an energy source formed from the residue of plants and animals buried millions of years ago. Petroleum did not become an important source of energy until the diffusion of motor vehicles. Coal supplanted wood as the leading energy source in north america and. Natural gas is used to heat homes and to produce electricity. Geographers observe two important inequalities in the distribution of demand and supply for fossil fuels. The heaviest consumers of fossil fuel are in developed countries, whereas most of the reserves are in developing countries. Some developing regions have abundant reserves, whereas others have. Demand for energy comes from the 4 principle types of consumption in the us little. Factories use roughly equal amounts of natural gas, petroleum, and coal. Almost all transportation systems run on petroleum products. Natural gas and coal provide roughly equal shares of home needs. Stories and offices have uses and sources similar to those for homes.
