Explain why public utilities are constructed.

Explanation should include

• water distribution
• power plants (both renewable and nonrenewable)
• sanitary waste treatment
• fiber optic or data facilities.

Process/Skill Questions:

• What is hydroelectricity, when and where was it first used, and how is it used today?
• What are aqueducts? How were they used?
• What justifies the building of a dam?
• How were dams first established and built? How have they transformed over time?
• What are the environmental and social effects of dams?
• What is a renewable vs. a nonrenewable energy source?