THREE GORGES DAM

SOME THINGS TO KNOW

• VOLTAGE: an electric force or potential difference expressed in volts.
• Current: flow of electricity which results from the ordered directional movement of electrically charged particles.
• Resistance: ohms, the degree to which a substance or device opposes the passage of an electric current.
• Power: energy produced by mechanical, electrical, or other means and used to operate a device.

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Why it was built?
It was built to help prevent flooding because of the scenery and old precious relics of China, and to produce hydro-electric power.

Three Gorges Dam is 607 ( 18501.36cm ) feet tall, and the top is 3,319 yards (303489.36 cm ) wide. It took 17 years to finish, the construction began in 1992.

Holds the record for most people displaced, which is more than 1.2 million people
• Cities and towns flooded: 13 cities, 140 towns, and 1,350 villages.

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The Three Gorges Dam, a hydropower dam, is an experiment for Chinese companies. Designed with 26 turbines, which supposedly creats18,000 megawatts of electricity, which is 26 times more powerful than Hoover Dam. But it's proven to be far more destructive than anything. // video of the destruction https://youtu.be/JtRrNfbKKLg

As time goes, Chinese workers have, and still are figuring out ways to fix the problems that hydropower dams have, as these types of dams are being built around the world.

SOURCES

• Https://www.internationalrivers.org/campaigns/three-gorges-dam
• Google sources