Why are the dam projects on the baker and pascua rivers controversial? a. the dams will increase electricity in the region. b. hydroelectric dams pollute more than coal-burning plants. c. building the dams will damage wilderness ecosystems. d. the dams will reduce the amount of mining that can be done in the area.

The first map shows colonial powers and their holdings (1945). the second map shows human development worldwide. compare the two maps. what do the maps indicate about regions that gained independence in the second half of the twentieth century? they differ in their development patterns. they are as developed as their colonial powers. they are more developed than their colonial powers. they remain less developed than their colonial powers.