Panama Canal

Where did Spanish explorers want to create the canal?

• Caribbean Sea
• Coastal Plains
• Central American isthmus
• Yucatan Peninsula

Before the Panama Canal was built, how would trade routes run?

• Around the tip of Central America
• Along the Great Lakes then the St. Lawrence River
• Through the Northwest Passage in Canada
• Around the tip of South America

In 1855, what did the United States build so goods could travel across the isthmus?

• a railroad
• a canal
• a tunnel
• an airport

From which country did Panama gain independence?

• Mexico
• the United States
• Colombia
• Canada

Which of the following was not a physical feature which posed a challenge for the building of the canal?

• swamps
• rocks
• diseases
• thick underbrush

In 1903, which country had control of the Panama Canal Zone?

• Mexico
• the United States
• Colombia
• Canada

How long is the Panama Canal?

• 6,000 miles
• 51 miles
• 14,000 miles
• 25 miles

Why did Panama expand the canal?

• to decrease the distance the ships had to travel
• to make it faster for ships to travel
• to accommodate larger ships

In which year was Panama granted ownership of the Canal Zone?

• 1903
• 1999
• 1914
• 1977

Panama is south of which country?

• Colombia
• San Jose
• Costa Rica
• Santiago