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panama canal

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What was a major problem for building the panama canal.
a)
malaria and yellow fever
b)
walrus attacks
c)
poisoned water
2.
Which president authorized the building of Panama Canal?
a)
Theodore rosevelt
b)
obama
c)
downald trump 
d)
lincoln
3.
Which country controls the Panama Canal today?
a)
Columbia
b)
France
c)
The United States
d)
Panama
4.
What was the reason for building the Panama Canal?
a)
To help ships travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean faster
b)
To allow soldiers to travel by sea
c)
To create an easier way for the USS Maine to reach Cuba
d)
To help immigrants get to America
5.
how long does it take to get from one end of the canal to the other by boat
a)
8 hours
b)
1 day
c)
12 hours
d)
14 hours
6.
The ___ ships couldn't fit before the canal was fixed.
a)
biggest
b)
smallest
c)
medium
d)
tiny
7.
Without the canal, ships would have much ___ trips.
a)
shorter
b)
faster
c)
smaller
d)
longer
8.
The Panama Canal makes traveling easier and
a)
faster
b)
slower
c)
boring
d)
longer
9.
The canal is a 
a)
shortcut
b)
longer way
c)
street
d)
sidewalk
10.
What country had the idea for the canal?
a)
USA
b)
Mexico
c)
Canada
d)
France