GPHY 101 : GPHY101 : GPHY101 : Theme 4

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Geography
• Course: GPHY 101
• Professor: Anne M C Godlewska

Document Summary

Gphy 101 theme 4 energy, the environment, and the. Oil is canada"s principle energy export: also exports important amounts of natural gas and energy, considerable coal reserves, considerable uranium reserves (8% of estimated global reserves) Canada is one of the greatest producers and consumers of energy. Household and transportation use is high in canada: our cities with their extensive suburbs are designed for car use with relatively poor transit service. Reserves: estimated quantity of energy source (i. e. coal, gas, oil, uranium) Sankey diagram: a flow diagram in which the width of the arrows is shown proportionately to the flow quantity. Residential energy use falls into 5 categories: space heating, space cooling, appliances, domestic hot water. Dependent upon climate and building design and lighting. The result of canada"s high consumption (whether for industry or household) is that canada is a significant emitter of co2. Greenhouse gas: a gas that absorbs and emits radiation within the thermal infrared range.