Three Gorges Quiz

Which river is the Three Gorges dam located?

• Yangtze

• Thames

• Danube

• Nile

What is the nearest Chinese city to the Three Gorges Dam?

• Shanghai

• Wunan

• Yichang

• Chongquing

What part of China is the Three Gorges Dam?

• North East

• North West

• South East

• South West

What period was it built?

• 1994-2006

• 1800-1820

• 1939-1945

• 2010-2020

Which of these is a reason the Three Gorges Dam was built?

• To make China look good

• To trap water to flood areas

• To control flooding

• To give unemployed builders something to build.

Which of these is NOT a disadvantage of building a Dam?

• Very expensive

• Habitats are flooded to create reservoir.

• Villages / towns flooded to create reservoir.

• Electricity can be produced via water passing through a turbine.