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Canals for World Geography

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Panama Canal

a)

shortened travel between Indian Ocean and the Pacific

b)

gave more access to Antarctica

c)

shortened travel between Atlantic and Pacific

d)

lengthened journeys from Asia

2.

Canals are

a)

natural wonders affecting coal mining

b)

man-made structures to improve travel

c)

man-made misfortunes

d)

natural hazards affecting global populations

3.

Which canal gave greater access to trade on North America?

a)

Erie Canal

b)

Suez Canal

c)

Panama Canal

d)

Corinth Canal

4.

The Suez Canal is located-

a)

across the Sinai Peninsula

b)

in northern New York

c)

along the southern coast of Africa

d)

through the isthmus of Panama

5.

Which of the following is NOT a goal of building locks?

a)

controlling flood waters

b)

giving trade access

c)

making a shortcut for travel

d)

providing hydroelectricity to rural areas

6.

Which names are most closely associated with the Erie Canal?

a)

Nasser, Egypt, Mediterranean

b)

Albany, New York, Hudson Bay

c)

France, Panama, Pacific

d)

Nepal, Indian, Himalayas

7.

Which is most associated with the picture?

a)

Mediterranean to Red Sea

b)

Atlantic to Pacific

c)

Hudson Bay to Gulf Coast

d)

Sea of Japan to Pacific

8.

Panama Canal

a)

b)

c)

d)

9.

a manmade engineering feat giving faster transportation between two large bodies of water

a)

dam

b)

polder

c)

canal

d)

irrigation

10.

The (a)   canal is "easy to remember; Red to Med."?