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Shipping canal which connects Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
What is the Panama Canal?
A 10 mile strip of land, along the Panama Canal once governed by the U.S.
What is the Canal Zone?
A way of raising or lower ships by adjusting water level
What is a lock?
Traveling to unspoiled areas in order to learn about the environment is known as ______
What is ecotourism?
Country from Europe which first had rights to build the Panama Canal
What is France?
When France tried digging the canal, it was not successful because of ________
What is deadly disease from mosquitoes ?
A major reason for the canal was to prevent or keep from traveling around this tip
What is South America?
True/False The tip of South America is near the north pole
What is False? It is near the South Pole.
True or False Deadly diseases were brought on by mosquitoes?
What is true?
True/False A cause for deaths while building the canal was mud puddles
What is false? Mud slides were the cause of many deaths
True/False Because of the many deaths from mud slides and malaria, the French company went bankrupt
What is true?
The U.S. purchased _______ from France in 1902, to start work on the canal
What is equipment?
In 1903, America helped Panama with their revolt against _________
What is Colombia?
Since the U.S. aided Panama win its freedom, Panama gave this to the United States
What are the right to build the canal and control its use?
One method of controlling disease used by America while building the canal
What are burning sulfur, using mesh or having a doctor and crew visit the workers?
During the 1960s and 70s, people in Panama did this to display their displeasure with U.S. involvement in the canal zone
What is riot?
True/False In 1977, President Carter signed a treaty which allowed Panama the right to control the canal zone
What is true?
True/False? Panama was finally allowed to control the Canal Zone in 1909
What is false? The year was 1999
One reason that Panama did not want United States controlling the Canal Zone
What is it gave the U.S. too much control over panama’s affairs, or too much power in Panama?
True – False It is easier to travel from the Atlantic to Pacific Ocean without the Panama Canal
What is false? Without the canal ships need to travel to the tip of South America first.
True or False? Abraham Lincoln was the U.S. president who signed the treaty to give back the canal to Panama
What is false? Lincoln freed the slaves. Jimmy Carter gave back the canal to Panama
True/False The Panama Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean
What is false? It connects the Atlantic with the Pacific Ocean
The purpose of a canal’s lock
What is to raise or lower water level in a canal?
True or False? Ecotourism is a good way to travel in a city
What is false? It allows travel in unspoiled areas to learn about the environment
True or False Butterflies were the cause of diseases during the building of the canal
What is false? Mosquitoes were the source of disease