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What are the disadvantage of hydro power?

Building dams can flood land and affect fish and wildlife


Can dams flood?

Yes it can


Are dams used for flood control?

not many of them


Is flood plain the same as flood control?

No, a floodplain is the low-lying area along a river or stream that is prone to flooding. Flood control refers to measures taken to prevent or reduce the impact of flooding, such as building levees or dams or implementing land use regulations in flood-prone areas.


Why do we construct dams?

We construct dams to make sure water doesn't flood states and cities.


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How the building of dams affects the lives of the people and the ecology in the region?

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What water and land forms are there of ancient mesopotamia?

The civilisation was built on the productivity of the Tigris and Euphrates river valleys - the flood plains, dams and irrigation providing fertility and sustenance in a land otherwise mountainous and desert.


Why did the Egyptians block the river?

The egyptians blocked the River Nile so the banks would flood, providing fertile land for farming.In addition the dams are a source of hydroelectricity.


Why doesn't the Nile flood anymore?

they put up various dams.


Which of these dams was built in China along the Yangtze River in order to provide hydroelectric power and flood control?

The three gorges dams.


What are some of the pros and cons of reservoir and dams?

A Pro of having a reservoir is that it gives nearby towns and villages water, a con to a reservoir is that You have to flood the animals habitats that lived on the land.