STEM FUN WITH ACTIVITY GEOGRAPHY! 1 & 2 20 THE POLITICAL UNITED STATES THE POLITICAL UNITED STATES 21 ENERGY ENERGY Energy mbia mbia lu lu o o 0 0 400 miles 400 miles C C 0 0 400 kilometers 400 kilometers eople use energy every day in almost everything they do— Albers Conic Equal-AreaAlbers Projection Conic Equal-Area Projection P e Superior e Superior Columbia Columbia Lak Lak M M t t from turning on a lamp to using a computer and riding a bus i i u u s s c c s s i i ne ne o o t t to to c c s s u u w w e e lo lo r r L L l l n n e e i i a a Y Y n k k n to school or work. Almost 40 percent of all energy is used to create e e o Lake Lake o H H H H n n C Ontario Ontario C a au u u u g g r r d d i i o o s s n n o o electricity; another 27 percent is consumed by transportation. h h n n M M c c i i i i ss ss i i M M s s s s e i i e S S p p k Energy sources fall into two main categories: nonrenewable and n n k D D a a p p a ke ke a e e i i e e i i l l L L r r a a E E w w ke ke a a a a renewable. Nonrenewable energy resources, including fossil fuels L L r r e e M M i i (petroleum, natural gas, and coal) and uranium (nuclear power), s s s s o o u u o o r r i i P P i i is is latte la tte o o h h are in limited supply and are not quickly replenished. Renewable n n O O li li l l rado rado I I olo olo C C energy sources (wind, water, solar, geothermal, and biomass s s sas sas me me n n a a Ka Ka J J materials) have an abundant supply that is constantly Ohio Ohio rkan rkan A sas A sas replenished. Most energy used in the United States comes G G r r e e a a t t from nonrenewable sources. e e P P e e se se e e s s e e D D n n e e Arka Arka n n e e nsa nsa e e o o s s T ee T ee d d S S a a i i ch a ch a r r p p o v o v o o p p a a l l i i o n o n o o s s h nh n s s a aa a i i t t C C h h EARTHQUAKES & OIL PRODUCTION la la s s t t Gi Gi s s a a i i h h M M C C T R T R r e r e U.S. ENERGY USE Earthquake activity in Central U.S. Earthquakes in d in d i i ty ty 1973–April 2015 B B ra ra the central U.S. increased z z 2500 0 400 miles o o Consumption by source, s s 2017 data dramatically after 2009. 0 400 kilometers Coal Geophysicists (scien- 14% 2000 R R io io tists who study forces G G ALASKA r r Natural gas n a a ko n n 29% Yu d d at work within Earth, e e Major Nonrenewable Energy including earthquakes) 1500 Deposits and Nuclear Energy Sites Petroleum concluded that earth- Coal 37% quake activity increased 1000 Natural gas Nuclear Renewable Fossil fuels greater than or equal to 3 than to or equal greater Petroleum electric energy 80% as a result of drilling power 11% Earthquakes with a Magnitude (M) Nuclear power plant 9% companies pumping 500 RENEWABLE ENERGY toxic wastewater that HAWAI‘I occurs naturally in oil 0 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2015 Renewable energy comes from sources that Renewable energy consumption and gas deposits back Year by source, 2017 data* 858 earthquakes (1973–2008) 0 150 miles are readily available and naturally replenished. into the ground. 1570 earthquakes (2009–April 2015) 0 150 kilometers In the United States, 11 percent of all energy Biomass 45% Hydroelectric consumed comes from renewable sources, 25% From 2009 to early 2016 there were 2,310 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater, including hydroelectric energy from moving with most concentrated in central Oklahoma. During this time toxic wastewater water; geothermal energy from heat within pumped back into the ground doubled. In 2015 the state of Oklahoma limited Earth’s core; solar energy from the sun; wind Solar the amount of wastewater that could be pumped back into the ground. Since 6% energy (left) from moving air; and biomass Wind Geothermal 2016 the number of earthquakes of magnitude 3 or greater has declined steadily. 21% 2% energy from burning organic matter such as *Figures do not total 100 percent due to rounding. wood, plant material, and garbage. NGK US ATLAS_6th Ed_001-023_FM_REL.indd 20-21 1/27/20 5:43 PM ACTIVITY DISCOVER 1/Check out the spread about energy distribution in the United States! More atlases from Find your state on the map—what kind of energy is available in your state? National Geographic Kids Is it mostly renewable or nonrenewable? 2/When you’ve answered the questions above, grab a parent or another adult and go to http://epa.gov/power-profiler#/RFCE. 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