What are the positive effects of the building of the three gorges dam?

Answer 1

Answer 1

• Flood Control
• Tourism
• Navigation
• Power generation

Answer 2

1. It has saved many peoples lives
2. It is very powerful and has a lot of impact on the Chinese
3. it is helpful to the Chinese

There might be a few disadvantages, but there are more advantages!

The dam controls the flood flow of the Yangtze River.

Answer 3

Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty 2,300 years ago, there have been 214 major floods recorded, averaging 1 flood every ten years. Within this past century, there have been five major floods that were recorded to have claimed hundreds of millions of lives, millions of acres of farmland, destroyed thousands of homes, and billions of dollars of damage. In 1998, a flood of such catastrophic level in the Three Gorges area caused 4,000 casualties, left 14 million people homeless, and created $24 billion in economic loss.

The proponents of the Three Gorges Dam believe that it will serve to protect 15 million people and 1.5 million acres of farmland in areas of the Yangtze River that are vulnerable to flooding. In order to do this, the water height of the reservoir upstream from the dam will change according to season. During the dry season, from November to April, the water level will be allowed to reach 185 meters above sea level, but during the flooding months, the water level will be reduced to 135 meters in order to attempt to contain flood waters.

Answer 4

• Will make less or diminish flooding of Yangtze
• Cost to build dam is less than repairing flood damage
• Used for many things including irrigation and purifying water
• 18.2 billion kilowatts of clean energy
• Will reduce coal - based pollution in China
• Largest power plant in the world
• There will be 5 times as much shipping because there is more space
• Reservoir helps control floods
• It provides electricity to millions of people.

Answer 2

The Three Gorges Dam is important because of its massive power generation potential. It is also important because over two million people were displaced to build it.

Answer 3

Well the fact that the dam has or can help people in that they are not getting flooded anymore.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Yes

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