The Three Gorges Dam

What is the longest river in Asia?

• Mississippi River
• Fengjie River
• Yangtze River
• Yellow River

China buit one of the largest dams in the world on the Yangtze River called _________________.

• Guri Dam
• Carlyle Lake Dam
• Three Gorges Dam
• Hoover Dam

The lake the Three Gorges Dam creates is called a ________________.

• gorge
• reservoir
• temples
• turbine

Millions of people depend on the Yangtze River for _________________.

• drinking
• farming
• transportation
• all of the above

The government of China believes that the dam will bring many benefits to the China.  What are some of the benefits?

• It would create thousands of jobs.
• The deep lake will allow large ships to travel farther up the Yangtze than before.
• The dam would also help control flooding.
• All of the above.

________________ made by dams is much cleaner than the energy made by coal-powered plants.  

• Electricity
• Batteries
• Chemicals
• All of the above

More than _____________ people have moved to new homes because the dam's reservoir will cover it.  

• 1,000
• 10,000
• 100,000
• 1,000,000

To prevent the sediment from backing up in the reservoir, the dam has special _______________.

• gates
• washers
• cleaners
• all of the above

How much did it cost (approximately) to build the Three Gorges Dam?

• $ 3 Dollars

• About 70 Billion

• About 70 million

• Two shakes of a lambs tail

How long did it take to build the Three Gorges Dam?

• 5 years

• It is still being built

• 17 years

• 2015 years