1.3 The Panama Canal

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Efforts were done to ? health hazards that would cause disease amongst workers.

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Another word to describe the physical land features is: ?

The purpose of building the Panama Canal was to increase the time for ships to travel between two oceans.

• True

• False

What year did Panama declare independence from Colombia?

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Once the canal was built, the United States would have control of the area known as the ? .

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The Panama Canal:

• shortened the distance by almost half

• is used as a trade route

• was later expanded for larger ships

• none of the above

What is the name of devices used to equalize the water levels of the canal?

European explorers wanted to create an artificial water route through the isthmus in Central America.

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• False

What slogan was used to reflect the importance of the Panama Canal?

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To build the canal it:

• took 10 years to finish

• > 20,000 workers died

• more than 1000 steamships were used

• about 40,000 workers were needed