-The Suez Canal-

The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the:

• Atlantic Ocean

• Mediterranean Sea

• Gulf of Suez

The canal is a 

• waterway
• highway
• expressway
• milky way

The Suez Canal is located in the country of ______

• Libya

• Saudi Arabia

• Egypt

• Morocco

The Suez Canal shortens the shipping route from Europe to

• Asia

• Africa

• North America

• South America

Before construction of the Suez Canal, European explorers had to sail around ______ to get to _____.

• Asia, Africa

• Africa, Asia

• Australia, Asia

• Australia, Africa

The Suez Canal made travelling easier by connecting the ______ and the _____.

• Red Sea, Persian Gulf

• Persian Gulf, Arabian Sea

• Red Sea, Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea, Nile River

Which Marks the Suez Canal?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

Why is the Suez Canal so important to international shipping?

• The Suez Canal is Iraq’s only waterway leading into the Persian Gulf

• The Suez Canal is the only way for ships to get out of the Persian Gulf

• The Suez Canal makes it possible to get to the Mediterranean Sea from the Arabian Sea without having to sail around the continent of Africa.

• The Suez Canal connects the Jordan River to the Persian Gulf, making it less expensive to ship products to other parts of Southwest Asia

Which marks the Red Sea?

• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8

When was it built?

• 1859-69

• 2002-2003

• 1987

• 1780