THREE GORGES DAM-CHINA Flashcards

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how much of chinas energy supply?

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10%

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economic benefits

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  • provides china’s electricity (in demand)

- provides 18200 MW of HEP

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Problem-resettlement of indigenous people

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  • 1 million people displaced
  • built 13 new towns, 1500 factories closed/moved
  • land offered=inferior quality
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flood control for communities (good)

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  • reduce risks of flooding in the low yagtze river

- protect 1.5 million people and 1.5 million hectres of land

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sustainability and climate change

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  • 18200 mw of electricity=generally fuelled by power stations
  • clean/renewable source
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cultural problems

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  • loss of hundred of cultural, historical and archaeological sites
  • many stone sculptures and tombs disappeared under the river
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economic problems

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farmers have to rely on costly chemicals fertilisers
inshore fish catches have fallen round 1 million tonnes per year
-loss of coal and metal ore mines that once lined river banks

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conflicts with fishing

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-pollutants have created more frequent breakouts of algae, affecting oxygen levels in the river and damage fish ecosystems, reducing the number of produce available

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