PANAMA CANAL

PANAMA CANAL

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Geography

1st - 5th Grade

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What was one of the major reasons that a shorter route was needed, prompting the construction of the Panama Canal? Options: To facilitate the migration of species between oceans, To reduce the travel distance between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, To increase the travel time for ships, To create a new habitat for marine life

Back

To reduce the travel distance between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How much did Teddy Roosevelt offer Colombia annually to buy the land for the Panama Canal?

Back

$250,000

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which country tried and failed to build the Panama Canal? Options: France, Great Britain, China, Mexico

Back

France

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What disease spread through the Panama Canal? Options: chicken pox, cancer, flu, yellow fever

Back

yellow fever

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What date was the canal completed? Options: July 3, 1979, August 14, 1914, April 10, 1900, November 27, 1905

Back

August 14, 1914

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Prior to 1903, which country owned the land of Panama?

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Colombia

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Name the country that built the Panama Canal.

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United States

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