Panama Canal

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