T2a chapter 3 unit 1

• Aardrijkskunde
• Middelbare school
• mavo
• Leerjaar 2

Energy consumption in The Netherlands

Where do we get our enery from in the Netherlands?

Energy consumption in The Netherlands

Where do we get our enery from in the Netherlands?

Energy consumption in The Netherlands

What do we call the energy we make from natural gas, oil and coal?

• Fossil fuels

Fossil fuels

• Fossil fuels are made out of living organisms like plant and micro organisms from the oceans. 
• We call them fossil fuels because they are formed millions and millions of years ago

Energy consumption in The Netherlands

What do we call the energy we make from natural gas, oil and coal?

• Fossil fuels

Name a kind of
sustainable energy

Level of development

Without fossil fuels, the high level of development in the Netherlands (and many other countries) would not have been possible.

  

Used:

- as fuel for cars and planes

- to help generate electricity

- to heat buildings or for cooling

What is the disadvantange
of fossil fuels?

Climate change

• Fossil fuels cause more CO2 in the atmosphere. 
• That causes the enhanced greenhouse effect.
• And that is the cause of global warming

Sea-level rise

If Earth gets warmer, the sea level will rise.

That is a problem....or not?

What is the cause of sea-level rise?

Read page 40 and 41.
Do you have a question?

Glossary

Download the glossary of chapter 3

Fill in the difficult words from unit 3.1

You can find the glossary on magister.