China's Three Gorges Dam Case Study

Roughly how much did it cost to build the Three Gorges Dam?

• 60 million

• 13 billion

• 32 billion

• 23 billion

How many times could you build the Eiffel Tower (in Paris) with the steel used to create the Three Gorges Dam?

• 60 times

• 2 times

• 100 times

• 32 times

When did the Three Gorges Dam project start?

• 1900s

• 1990s

• 2000s

• 2010s

Which of these is NOT a main reason why the dam was built?

• To reduce flooding downstream

• To attract tourists

• To produce hydroelectricity

• To increase shipping capacity

Out of the 23 provinces in China, how many are supplied with electricity made from the Three Gorges Dam?

• 23

• 12

• 9

• 15

How many people were forced to relocate?

• 1.2 million

• 9 million

• 32 million

• 23 million

Around (a)   workers were involved in the creation of the dam

The building of the dam has caused the landscape to change. What has been affected?

(a)  

In which cities is flooding now less of a problem?

• Shanghai and Beijing

• Shenzhen and Shanghai

• Beijing and Shenzhen

• Shanghai and Nanjing

The energy the dam creates is...

• renewable energy

• non-renewable energy