Canals for World Geography

Panama Canal

• shortened travel between Indian Ocean and the Pacific

• gave more access to Antarctica

• shortened travel between Atlantic and Pacific

• lengthened journeys from Asia

Canals are

• natural wonders affecting coal mining

• man-made structures to improve travel

• man-made misfortunes

• natural hazards affecting global populations

Which canal gave greater access to trade on North America?

• Erie Canal

• Suez Canal

• Panama Canal

• Corinth Canal

The Suez Canal is located-

• across the Sinai Peninsula

• in northern New York

• along the southern coast of Africa

• through the isthmus of Panama

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

• controlling flood waters

• giving trade access

• making a shortcut for travel

• providing hydroelectricity to rural areas

Which names are most closely associated with the Erie Canal?

• Nasser, Egypt, Mediterranean

• Albany, New York, Hudson Bay

• France, Panama, Pacific

• Nepal, Indian, Himalayas

Which is most associated with the picture?

• Mediterranean to Red Sea

• Atlantic to Pacific

• Hudson Bay to Gulf Coast

• Sea of Japan to Pacific

Panama Canal

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

• dam

• polder

• canal

• irrigation

The ______ canal is "easy to remember; Red to Med."?