1. HOME GROUPS
A B C D E
Move tables into groups. Sit with the people in the same
column as you. The top row are group leaders. DO IT NOW!

2. Is the 3 Gorges Dam an
appropriate management
strategy for the river Yangtze?

3. EXPERT GROUPS
Effects of the Yangtze Floods
Where is the river Yangtze?
How long is it?
How do floods affect people?

4. EXPERT GROUPS
Causes of the Yangtze floods
Why does the Yangtze flood?

5. EXPERT GROUPS
Responses to the Yangtze floods
How have the Chinese authorities
responded to the Yangtze floods?

6. EXPERT GROUPS
Benefits of the 3 Gorges dam
What are the advantages
of the Three Gorges dam?

7. EXPERT GROUPS
Costs of the Three Gorges dam
What are the disadvantages of
the Three Gorges dam?

8. Group Leaders
Your group have to prepare a revision sheet about the River Yangtze floods
including cause and affects and the human responses. This can be copied
for each member of the group.
Your group also has to weigh up the advantages and disadvantages of the
Three Gorges dam. A RANDOM member of the group may be selected to
answer the question “Is the 3 Gorges Dam an appropriate management
strategy for the river Yangtze?” If they are unable to do this effectively, the
whole group will lose their stamp for the lesson.
The notes will help you answer an exam question on the affects of flooding
in a poor country, responses and the benefits and costs of hard engineering
schemes.