Geography & History Notes | KCSE, NECTA, ZIMSEC & GCSE

  The Akasombo dam project was opened in 1966 and was built across the Volta river where the river passes through the narrow gorge. The project was funded by Ghana , the United States of America, Britain, and the world bank. The following are the objectives of Akasombo dam project: to store water for industrial and domestic use to improve agriculture by providing water for irrigation to improve inland water transport or navigation to control and regulate the flow of river Volta which is characterized by seasonal fluctuations in the water level to generate hydroelectric power especially for melting aluminium and other industries RELATED POSTS COMPARISON BETWEEN FISHING IN KENYA AND JAPAN THE CONCEPT OF ENVIRONMENT, COMPONENTS OF ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROBLEM FACING ENVIRONMENT Five (5) Advantages of questionnaire as data collection tool in research 5 DISADVANTAGES OF ROAD TRANSPORT 10 FACTORS THAT AFFECT OCEAN SALINITY CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF OCEAN BREEZE AND SEA BREEZE PLATE TECTO...

  The Kainji dam project is located in the northwestern part of Nigeria across the Niger river at Kainji. The project was opened in 1969 and lies in a remote, thinly populated, and very poor part of Nigeria. The dam is 66 meters high and 55 meters long and has produced a man-made lake behind it known as lake Kainji (130 km long and 1300 kilometers square). the following are the objectives of Kainji dam project: To promote the industrial sector. The kainji dam project provide water needed to produce various product, for example textile industries need a lot of water to operate. On the other hand kainji dam project also provides electricity needed to run machineries in factories. to control flooding of Niger river. The kainji dam helps to control downstream river niger especially during rainy seasons hence helping to reduce loss and destruction of property which would otherwise be caused by floods. to generate hydroelectric power (the main aim of building the dam). Kainji dam project...