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IALS - Primary Energy Problem

 

Use the graphs about producers and consumers of primary energy on the following page to answer questions 1 through 3. These figures are presented in quadrillion Btu, which is a way to measure large amounts of energy.

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Question
1

How many more quadrillion Btu of primary energy does Canada produce than it consumes?

 
 
   

Question
2

List all the countries that are mentioned as major consumers but not mentioned as major producers of primary energy in 1990.

   
 



   

Question
3

Calculate the total amount of energy in quadrillion Btu consumed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States.

     
 

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