3 Gorges Dam (hard engineering)

Question 1

Height

Answer 1

600ft

Question 2

Length

Answer 2

1 mile

Question 3

Reservoir

Answer 3

350 miles

Question 4

Cost

Answer 4

$38 billion to build (bad- costs a lot, could have been spent elsewhere) (good- multiplier effect, provides power –> economic growth, flood protection)

Question 5

What does it provide for farmers

Answer 5

Irrigation

Question 6

How many employed

Answer 6

40,000 for 17 years

Question 7

How much shipping can now be moved

Answer 7

50 million tons vs 10 million

Question 8

How much electricity provided from HE

Answer 8

10% of China’s electricity (they produce more than all of UK nuclear PPs)

Question 9

Where was flooding stopped

Answer 9

Downstream

Question 10

How many people protected from flooding

Answer 10

50 million (15 million having the risk decreased)

Question 11

Where are water supplies now secure

Answer 11

For the 13 million in Shanghai

Question 12

Why is HEP so good

Answer 12

Clean and no pollution

Question 13

Where will economic growth be boosted

Answer 13

Shanghai and Wuhan

Question 14

How many died in floods 2010

Answer 14

Approx 700 but would have been worse if no dam

Question 15

Where has it increased pollution

Answer 15

In downstream settlements

Question 16

How many sites of interest destroyed

Answer 16

1.2K

Question 17

How many relocated

Answer 17

1.2 million

Question 18

How many towns, villages and factories under water

Answer 18

100 towns, 1.6K villages, 300 factories

Question 19

What has been building up behind the dam

Answer 19

Industrial waste, natural materials, human waste, dirty water

Question 20

Significance of silt downstream

Answer 20

Could lead to sinking of Yangtze Delta- eroded by sea- many flooded risking flooding for many cities including Shanghai

Question 21

Cost of each generator

Answer 21

$50 million

Question 22

What has the reservoir caused

Answer 22

Landslides, earthquakes, more waste and materials into water behind dam