The Panama Canal

An artificial water route is called a _________________

• Canal

• Dam

• Reservoir

• Channel

The Panama Canal created a shortcut between which two Oceans?

• Southern Ocean and Indian Ocean

• Pacific Ocean and Arctic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean and Southern Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean

After gaining their independence from _________________, Panama gave the U.S. control of the Panama Canal Zone.

• Spain

• Colombia

• Mexico

• Argentina

The physical land features, or ________________, made work on building the canal very difficult

• Terrain

• Valleys

• Canyons

• Plateaus

Devices that help equalize the water levels of the waterways being connected are called ________________

• Reservoirs

• Channels

• Buoys

• Locks

The Panama Canal opened to water traffic in ______________

• 1836

• 1914

• 1979

• 2015