Compare and contrast the three patterns of energy use in developing and developed countries – the amount of use, the type of energy used, and the major uses

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Citizens of developed nations generally consume much more energy than do those of developing nations. Per person, the most?industrialized nations use up to 100 times more energy than do the least?industrialized nations. Industrialized nations rely more on equipment and technology, so they use more fossil fuels. People in developing countries often rely on manual or animal energy sources, and use much more wood as a fuel source. Developing nations devote a greater proportion of energy to subsistence activities such as food preparation, home heating, and food growing, whereas industrialized countries use a greater proportion for transportation and industry.

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Which of the following changes in the wind makes you feel colder?

A. The speed of wind increases from 5 miles per hour to 10 miles per hour. B. The wind speed decreases from 10 miles per hour to 5 miles per hour. C. More wind blows in from the ocean to the land. D. The direction the wind blows changes from East to West to North to South.

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Judge the following sentence: Temperatures have risen faster in the oceans than on the continents BECAUSE the ocean has a greater heat capacity than land

a. ?The assertion and reason are both correct. b. ?The assertion is correct but the reason is incorrect. c. ?The assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct. d. ?Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect. e. ?Heat capacity does not apply to land masses.

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According to the peripheral model, an urban area consists of an inner city surrounded by

A) large industrial parks far removed from any residential neighborhoods. B) small clusters of suburban malls and run-down shanties (shacks). C) large suburban residential and business areas tied together by a beltway or ring road. D) wealthy residential neighborhoods with no access to the inner city. E) a beltway of connected roads all leading to small rural areas where the rich live.

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The problem with conservation technologies is that they are not diverse and are not readily available

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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