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WorksheetsPanama Canal
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 45mins
What two bodies of water does the Panama Canal connect?
Mediterranean Sea & Red Sea
Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean
Atlantic Ocean & Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean & Arctic Ocean
Prior to the building of the Panama Canal, how long was the trip from New York to San Francisco?
41,000 miles
14,000 miles
6,000 miles
51 miles
What year did the Panama Canal open?
1881
2016
1977
1914
What is the name of the device that helps to equalize the water levels of the waterways being connected in the Panama Canal?
Locks
Canal
Terrain
Panama Canal Zone
During the Industrial Revolution, what was significant about the use of canals?
The Romans used them to transport their military.
They helped economies grow by making trade faster and easier.
They helped to prevent trade between countries, ensuring that the industries would get richer by having no competition.
They stopped boat traffic from traveling between two bodies of water which was good because it then took longer to trade so people became richer due to longer hours.
Which of the following canals is LONGER?
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
How does trade effect the regions near the Panama Canal and the Suez Canal?
It brings money into the areas and helps the economies.
It prevents money from coming into the areas because pirates control the canals and take all the goods.
It hurts the economies because tourists don't want to visit a canal.
It brings money into the area, but these regions send all their money to other countries because they are controlled by the United States.
Which canal, the Panama Canal or the Suez Canal, saves the most miles (distance)?
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Which canal is oldest?
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
What is the name of the canal located in the United States that provides a 363-mile water route from the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes?
Panama Canal
Suez Canal
Erie Canal
Champlain Canal
Which country tried and failed to build the Panama Canal in 1881?
France
Spain
China
United States
Prior to 1903, which country owned the land of Panama?
France
Colombia
Germany
Spain
Who gained control of the Panama Canal in 1999?
United States
Panama
Colombia
Chile
What did the United States build in Panama before the canal?
First underground tunnel
First transcontinental railroad
First international airport
First underground sewer system
Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to the construction of the Panama Canal?
Disease
Government interference
Terrain
Number of workers needed
