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WorksheetsTHE SUEZ CANAL
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 13mins
The Suez Canal connects the Red Sea with the:
Atlantic Ocean
Mediterranean Sea
Gulf of Suez
The Suez Canal, which is twice the length of the Panama Canal, measures about how many miles from north to south?
50
90
150
The canal has no locks because:
it is short in length
it is shallow and narrow
they didn't need to change the water level in the channel.
Supertankers filled with petroleum travel through the canal in what direction?
north
south
southeast
The Suez Canal makes the water route from Great Britain to India shorter by how many miles?
12,000 miles
7,000 miles
5,000 miles
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What product accounts for most of the shipments through the canal?
oil
petroleum
all of the choices are correct
Ships traveling in opposite directions can pass each other only in the lakes area and in what man-made channel?
Suez Canal By-Pass
Lake Timsah
Port Said
Gulf of Suez
The city at the northern end of the waterway is named after what man?
Ferdinand de Lesseps
Mohammed Said
Stephen Suez
A trip through the canal, which takes about 11-14 hours, begins or ends at way city in the south?
Ismailia
Port Said
Lake Timsah
Suez
The Suez Canal
was planned by the Convention at Constantinople
became the world's busiest inter ocean water route int he late 1960's
is important in war as well as in peace
What does the ships transport?
oil
petroleum
goods
all of the above
The Suez Canal is ______ miles long,
101
120
100
110
______ is the first country to dig an artificial canal
Turkey
Egypt
Libya
Iraq
Suez Canal transports 20% of the world trade.
True
False
The Suez Canal connects _____________ to _______________
the Mediterranean Sea to the Indian Ocean
the Red Sea to the Mediterranean Sea
the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea
the Atlantic Ocean to the South China Sea
What is the advantage of using the Suez Canal?
It saves a trip around the southern tip of Africa
It saves about 1-2 weeks of travel time
It costs almost nothing, so it's cheaper than going around Africa
There is a declared "war zone" along the Atlantic coast of Africa, so this would be too dangerous.
Recently, the Suez Canal was in the news because of . . . . . .
a huge ship got stuck and blocked the whole canal for several days.
a huge ship was attacked by terrorists in the Suez Canal
a small ship ran into a larger ship just outside the Red Sea entrance to the Suez Canal
all of these things
Which of the following best describes how the Suez Canal is on a typical day ?
busy
empty
dry
available
How does the Suez Canal work? Basically you sail your ship to one end or the other. You drop anchor and wait for . . . . .
an opening; it's a first come, first served deal
an appointment
the smallest ships to go through first
nothing; you don't have to wait at all
Every day, approximately ___________________ worth of products passes through the canal.
$9 billion
$14 million
$100,000
$1 billion
In what country do we find the Suez Canal?
Iran
Africa
Egipt
All of the above
