Monday, December 8, 2014

6th Grade/ Aswan High Dam!

As part of your challenge of solving the issues along the river systems in ancient times, many groups chose to build some type of structure that blocks the water. It just so happens north of the border between Egypt and Sudan lies the Aswan High Dam, a huge rock fill dam which captures the world's largest reservoirs, Lake Nasser. However, the question remains, is the building of a dam necessarily a positive for the Egyptians?

Homework Response Question [Due by Friday, 12/12/14]:- I will allow this to be completed late with credit!
What are the positive and negative effects of building a Dam? Has the Aswan High Dam been a positive or a negative for the Egyptians? Explain in detail!

6 comments:

Anonymous said...

nadgie libertin it could stop floods, drought , and it could also over flow.

Clara Peterson said...

Positives-
1.it is a water reserve for human needs
2. It can help from floods
Negatives-
1. The water can drought
2.The water can over flow
Clara Peterson
12-9-14 3/4 BDF

Anonymous said...

The Positive is it could give electricity and less floods. The Negative's it could break and flood even worse. I think it was a positive because it would give them more good things like more electricity less flooding and nice flow of water.

Mackenzie.w 3/4 ace

Anonymous said...

positive
1. Controlled water supply
2. Hydro-electric power generation
3. Control of downstream flooding
4. New habitat

negative
1. Loss of existing use of land
2. May generate an earthquake swarm
3. Will generate a new micro-climate
4. Downstream effect may be unpredictable cf Aswan Dam and Colorado Dams.
Taylor m


The Aswan dam has a positive effect on Ancient Egyptian because Ancient Egyptian needs more water for crops and if a drought happens you will still have some water

Anonymous said...

The positive is so it could help humans get there water and the negatives are that if it rains alot it could cause a flood and drought

Robin Ryan said...

The positive is so it could help humans get there water and the negatives are that if it rains alot it could cause a flood and drought