This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: List three pros and three cons of China's Three Gorges Dam.[br][br][b][color=red]Question ... (Read 107 times)

ARLKQ

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 571
List three pros and three cons of China's Three Gorges Dam.

Question 2

The tremendous production and sale of oil and petroleum make the Middle East and North Africa overall one of the wealthiest regions of the world.
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

Edwyer

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 337
Answer to Question 1

On the plus side, this largest dam ever built1.3 miles (2.1 km) wide and 610 feet (186 m) highhas created a reservoir 385 miles (620 km) long that will dramatically reduce the threat of downstream flooding. Stored waters will also help alleviate drought. The Three Gorges Dam will also improve navigation and therefore enhance trade, especially by connecting the burgeoning inland city of Chongqing to the world abroad.
Most of the negatives are related to the vast reservoir forming behind the dam. The new 500 feet (150 m) deep lake has inundated 4000 villages, 140 towns, 13 cities, numerous archeological sites, and nearly 160 square miles (over 400 sq km) of farmland. Because their homes were to be drowned, as many as 1.4 million people were resettled. Many of the vacated settlements were quite ancient, and their inhabitants had deep cultural roots in them. The old villages were typically situated close to fertile farmlands that were also inundated. In the new, higher communities into which people were located, soil conditions are generally inferior.
The reservoir has had aesthetic consequences too, erasing a world-class wondrous wild river running through scenic canyons. There are also practical concerns about the silt that is building up behind the dam. It is possible that this increased soil load will have the ironic effect of causing flooding upstream from the dam, even as the dam prevents flooding below. There are fears of the almost unthinkable: that the dam could burst, causing unimaginable devastation and suffering downstream. Finally, there may also be seismic consequences of the dam.

Answer to Question 2

F





 

Did you know?

The term bacteria was devised in the 19th century by German biologist Ferdinand Cohn. He based it on the Greek word "bakterion" meaning a small rod or staff. Cohn is considered to be the father of modern bacteriology.

Did you know?

Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.

Did you know?

Addicts to opiates often avoid treatment because they are afraid of withdrawal. Though unpleasant, with proper management, withdrawal is rarely fatal and passes relatively quickly.

Did you know?

All adverse reactions are commonly charted in red ink in the patient's record and usually are noted on the front of the chart. Failure to follow correct documentation procedures may result in malpractice lawsuits.

Did you know?

Your skin wrinkles if you stay in the bathtub a long time because the outermost layer of skin (which consists of dead keratin) swells when it absorbs water. It is tightly attached to the skin below it, so it compensates for the increased area by wrinkling. This happens to the hands and feet because they have the thickest layer of dead keratin cells.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library