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What else can I help you with?
Does dams cause earthquakes?
no
Can dams cause droughts?
yes
Why do beavers cause problems for people?
When they put dams around crops.
What damages would earthquakes cause?
dams, roads, bridges, telephone lines
What might cause the path of river to change?
a large storm or beaver dams
Is earthquake a cause of building dams?
No, in fact, dams would collapse or crack in an event of an earthquake. Dams are built more to control floods, especially if they occur frequently and do destructive damage, just like why the Three Gorges Dam was built.
What are the cons of hyrdoelectricity?
-requires alot of space to build dams -dams have chances of breaking, which can cause severe effects on environment, economy, humans -takes a while to build dams -droughts and natural disasters can effect power plants thats about it
What is the rate of evaporation from water dams?
slower because less water is exposed to the heat, the cause of evaporation.
Do dams cause flooding?
Yes, they can both prevent and cause flooding. If you put a dam in a river, it can flood the area and create a lake.
What are positive dams?
dams
How the building of dams affects the lives of the people and the ecology in the region?
Depends on the size of the dam, and how the water is managed. Big dams will flood big areas of land, and limit the amount of water flowing downstream, which can cause drought. Dams can also stop seasonal flooding, which the wildilfe might have adapted to.
What are some positives and negatives to building dams?
positive-it does not cause pollution.negative- it is expensive to build and hard (takes years)!
