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6. How much has it reduced flooding?

  • 1/10 years to 1/100 years
  • 10% to 20%
  • 1/20 years to 1/100 years

7. When did building start?

  • 1998
  • 1994
  • 1995

8. How much farmland will it protect?

  • 2,500 ha
  • 20,000 ha
  • 25,000 ha
  • 50,000 ha

9. How big is the area it floods for the reservoir?

  • 263 km²
  • 632 km²
  • 362 km²
  • 623 km²

10. How big is it?

  • 181 m high, 2.3 km wide
  • 181 km high, 2.3 m wide
  • 2.3 m high, 181 km wide

11. Where is the three gorges dam built?

  • River yangtse, yichang
  • River yichang, yangtse