Among the Main Rationales Often Cited for Constructing Dams in China

question 205

Multiple Choice

Among the main rationales often cited for constructing dams in China is the reduction of society's vulnerability to which of the following hazards?

• A) flooding
• B) drought
• C) soil degradation
• D) disease

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Definitions:

Blood Pressure

The force exerted by circulating blood upon the walls of blood vessels, typically measured in the arteries.

Ulnar Artery

A major artery of the forearm that supplies blood to the flexor muscles of the hand and medial aspect of the forearm.

Right Ventricular Systole

The phase of the cardiac cycle during which the right ventricle of the heart contracts and pumps deoxygenated blood into the pulmonary arteries leading to the lungs.

Pulmonary Trunk

The major blood vessel that carries blood from the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs for oxygenation.