AQA A-Level Geography Paper 2 Case
Studies Exam Questions With Double
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Egypt's Suez Canal, March 2021 (disruption to energy pathway) - ANSShip the length of 4 football
pitches blocking one of world's busiest trading routes
Caused oil price to sky rocket as many important oil shipments stuck
France and Jersey (disruption to energy pathway) - ANSFrench government warned it could cut
electricity to Jersey after row over post Brexit fishing rights (Jersey receives 95% of electricity from
France)
Ukraine and Gazprom (disruption to energy pathway) - ANSState owned Russian energy company
Gazprom tried to double price of gas supplies to Ukraine because Russia accused Kiev of not paying
bills
Ukraine says Russia trying to seize Ukraine through economic aggression after failing to do it through
military aggression
Somali piracy (disruption to energy pathway) - ANSPiracy in the Indian Ocean could disrupt global oil
supplies
Somali pirates using over 20 stolen vessels as mother ships to launch attacks in the region
Situation out of control which may strangle crucial fishing lanes with the potential to severely disrupt
oil flows to world
Somalia has had no functioning central government since 1991
US fuel pipeline hackers (disruption to energy pathway) - ANSCyber criminal gang took major US
pipeline offline which carries 2.5 million barrels a day- 45% of the East Coast's supply
Hackers said they only mean to make money and not problems for society
BP key facts - ANSEnergy TNC based in the UK
- Operates in almost 80 countries
, - Employs 84500
- Economic value= $359.8 billion. Higher than some LIC's so very powerful and influential company
- Produces 3.2 million barrels of oil a day
- Vertically integrated (controls all elements of business)
BP positives - ANS- Employs 84500 directly across the world
- Diversifying into solar energy- increased stake in Lightsource BP venture in December 2019 to
become 50-50 joint venture
- In 2020 it is moving further into the green energy sector and stated to be net carbon zero emissions
for upstream operations by 2050
BP negatives - ANS- In 2005, one of BP's biggest refineries in Texas exploded causing 15 deaths. Later
found that maintenance and safety has been cut at plant to save costs
- In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded causing 11
deaths and a massive oil spill which threatened the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and
Florida. BP had to pay $20 billion in damages
How has the UK's energy consumption changed - ANSIncreased due to population increase and
economic development
Decreased in recent year as energy efficiency and a change in industry type has reduced energy
demand
UK energy use by sector - ANS-Transport has grown to be biggest due to greater car ownership and
growth in air travel
- Homes stayed relatively still at 2nd largest as growth in population and development but also
energy efficiency
- Industry declined due to deindustrialisation or moving abroad
- Services stayed at the same low rate as service sector grow but energy efficiency increased
UK energy mix - ANSMostly consists of oil (transport) and gas (domestic use) at 75%. Majority of the
rest is made up of renewables and nuclear. Coal decreasing in quantity and is set to be phased out by
2025
UK electricity mix - ANSUse a lot of natural gas (fossil fuel) which has harmful effects but not as bad
as others e.g. coal and oil. Also is only a finite resource so price will increase over time as we move
past resource peak
Studies Exam Questions With Double
Checked Answers
Egypt's Suez Canal, March 2021 (disruption to energy pathway) - ANSShip the length of 4 football
pitches blocking one of world's busiest trading routes
Caused oil price to sky rocket as many important oil shipments stuck
France and Jersey (disruption to energy pathway) - ANSFrench government warned it could cut
electricity to Jersey after row over post Brexit fishing rights (Jersey receives 95% of electricity from
France)
Ukraine and Gazprom (disruption to energy pathway) - ANSState owned Russian energy company
Gazprom tried to double price of gas supplies to Ukraine because Russia accused Kiev of not paying
bills
Ukraine says Russia trying to seize Ukraine through economic aggression after failing to do it through
military aggression
Somali piracy (disruption to energy pathway) - ANSPiracy in the Indian Ocean could disrupt global oil
supplies
Somali pirates using over 20 stolen vessels as mother ships to launch attacks in the region
Situation out of control which may strangle crucial fishing lanes with the potential to severely disrupt
oil flows to world
Somalia has had no functioning central government since 1991
US fuel pipeline hackers (disruption to energy pathway) - ANSCyber criminal gang took major US
pipeline offline which carries 2.5 million barrels a day- 45% of the East Coast's supply
Hackers said they only mean to make money and not problems for society
BP key facts - ANSEnergy TNC based in the UK
- Operates in almost 80 countries
, - Employs 84500
- Economic value= $359.8 billion. Higher than some LIC's so very powerful and influential company
- Produces 3.2 million barrels of oil a day
- Vertically integrated (controls all elements of business)
BP positives - ANS- Employs 84500 directly across the world
- Diversifying into solar energy- increased stake in Lightsource BP venture in December 2019 to
become 50-50 joint venture
- In 2020 it is moving further into the green energy sector and stated to be net carbon zero emissions
for upstream operations by 2050
BP negatives - ANS- In 2005, one of BP's biggest refineries in Texas exploded causing 15 deaths. Later
found that maintenance and safety has been cut at plant to save costs
- In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico exploded causing 11
deaths and a massive oil spill which threatened the coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and
Florida. BP had to pay $20 billion in damages
How has the UK's energy consumption changed - ANSIncreased due to population increase and
economic development
Decreased in recent year as energy efficiency and a change in industry type has reduced energy
demand
UK energy use by sector - ANS-Transport has grown to be biggest due to greater car ownership and
growth in air travel
- Homes stayed relatively still at 2nd largest as growth in population and development but also
energy efficiency
- Industry declined due to deindustrialisation or moving abroad
- Services stayed at the same low rate as service sector grow but energy efficiency increased
UK energy mix - ANSMostly consists of oil (transport) and gas (domestic use) at 75%. Majority of the
rest is made up of renewables and nuclear. Coal decreasing in quantity and is set to be phased out by
2025
UK electricity mix - ANSUse a lot of natural gas (fossil fuel) which has harmful effects but not as bad
as others e.g. coal and oil. Also is only a finite resource so price will increase over time as we move
past resource peak
