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WorksheetsEl Canal de Panamá
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
How much time does a ship need to cross the Canal?
Exactly eight hours
Ten hours
Nine hours
Between eight and ten hours
According to the reading, Panama is a good place for a Canal because...
location
geography
water located within land
hard working people
lago =
channel
valley
lake
waterway
The reading refers to a "water street" - what does this mean?
it is the way to visualize the trek ships take from Pacific to Atlantic or viceversa
it is a mix of artificial and natural ways that were mixed to create a "road" for the ships to travel through
it is the lake used, called Gatún, where boats travel through
it is natural lake called Miraflores, where boats travel through
What was a big challenge for the crossing of ships?
the amount of water
there was a mountain in the middle of one of the lakes
the difference of sea level vs. level of lakes
the humidity made construction very difficult
What is the height difference between sea level vs. lake level?
eighty feet
seventy five feet
eighty five feet
one hundred feet
esclusa =
waterway
lock
"water elevator"
lake
How long did the Canal take to build for the United States?
20 years
15 years
10 years
11 years
Why is the year 1999 important?
It is the year the US recovered control of the Canal.
It is the year the Panama Canal Zone was eliminated.
It is the year Panama took control of the Canal.
It was the year of the invasion of Panama.
barco =
tree bark
ship
truck
valley
All waterways used for the construction of the Canal were natural.
true
false
What do the locks do?
they elevate the ships from sea level to lake level.
they trap ships so they can't float freely
they are a way for Panama to count what is being shipped
There are three sets of locks.
true
false
The Panama Canal is exactly the same today as it was when its construction ended.
true
false
