Grade 9 · Social Studies · Natural and Historic Built Environments (Multi-purpose River Projects)
A multipurpose project uses a river for many purposes: hydroelectric power, irrigation, flood control, water supply, fishing, navigation and tourism. Examples: Aswan High Dam (Nile, Egypt), Akosombo (Volta, Ghana), Kariba (Zambezi, Zambia and Zimbabwe), the Seven Forks scheme (Tana, Kenya). Problems: displacement of people, sedimentation, diseases and loss of land.