Aswan High Dam Research Paper
Cynthia Murphy
Geo 105
March 2, 2013
Thesis statement: Even though the Aswan High Dam in Egypt has not been without some environmental problems, it has brought positive benefits and has helped the Egyptian economic development.
Summary:
Around the world the most important recourse we have is water, we all need it. In Egypt the Nile River is one their biggest source of water. The Aswan High Dam is in Egypt and sits on the Nile River. The Dam has helped control the Nile, which would flood every year in late summer. The construction of the Aswan High Dam started in 1960. As the Dam was built it created Lake Nasser. This Lake has become a big fishing industry; it can produce up 25,000 tons of fish. The creation of the Lake also created
Geo 105
March 2, 2013
Thesis statement: Even though the Aswan High Dam in Egypt has not been without some environmental problems, it has brought positive benefits and has helped the Egyptian economic development.
Summary:
Around the world the most important recourse we have is water, we all need it. In Egypt the Nile River is one their biggest source of water. The Aswan High Dam is in Egypt and sits on the Nile River. The Dam has helped control the Nile, which would flood every year in late summer. The construction of the Aswan High Dam started in 1960. As the Dam was built it created Lake Nasser. This Lake has become a big fishing industry; it can produce up 25,000 tons of fish. The creation of the Lake also created