lestho Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
key features
A
big dam will hold 2.2billion m of water with a38m transfer tunnel
- can transport locally
1
Q
advantages of lestho
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provides 75 of its GPD
supplies the country with hydro electric power
income from it helps the rest of the country
water will reach 90% of the capital
2
Q
lestho negatives
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building of it made 30,000 leave houses
destruction of a wetland ecosystem
corruption has prevented money going to construction of the dam
3
Q
what is lestho
A
a huger water scheme to help transfer water to areas with a water deficit in south Africa
