Inquiry Questions: The Mekong River
- Describing Questions (what and where)
- Explaining questions (how and why)
- Impact questions (what impacts and on who)
- Management questions (what should/could be done)
Where is the Mekong?
Where are the dams located on the river?
What countries are upstream of the Mekong
What do the dams provide?
What are dams, why are they used?
Where is the Mekong Basin?
What is the background on the countries that the Mekong flows through?
Why are dams used?
How do the dams work?
Why do countries use hydroelectricity and dams?
How does Hydroelectricity work?
How are these dams built?
Who pays for these dams to be built?
Why is the Mekong River so valuable?
How do the communities on the river survive?
How do the dams impact those who need power?
What are the positive effects of the hydroelectric dams?
Negative impacts on communities living by the river?
What are the negative impacts of dams on wildlife?
How are the dams beneficial to China?
What are the impacts on fisherman and locals?
Which countries are effected by the damming? Are some not impacted negatively?
What are the effects on the economy?
What are the effects of damming on vegetation?
Are there ways to generate power without the negative impacts of the dams?
Can the countries around the Mekong work togethor to generate energy in a way that doesn't effect the river?
Rules about dynamiting and dredging the river?
Which countries are building dams?