Dates
What year did the United States start to build the Canal?
1903
11 years
The canal is how many miles long?
48-50 miles
What is a narrow piece of land that connects two larger areas of land with sea on both sides?
An isthmus
The canal is a very important part in Panama's ________?
Economy
What year did construction of the canal end?
1914
Who made the first attempt to build the canal?
France
The highest part of the canal is how many feet above sea level?
85 feet
Who owned Panama before the US helped it form its own country?
Colombia
The idea of the Panama Canal was first thought up in what century?
What year did Panama take control over the canal from the United States?
1999
United States
13,000- 14,000 ships
What President overlooked the canal's construction?
Theodore Roosevelt
How many people died during the construction of the canal?
More than 25,000 people
1977
What killed the French and led construction to failure?
Malaria/ Yellow Fever
How much money does each ship pay to go through the canal?
up to $50,000
Why doesn't the Panama Canal use salt water?
It would be expensive to drill through the mountains &It would gunk up all the mechanisms
It can take one ship up to how many hours to pass through the canal?
8-10 hours
What year did the ship, the S.S. Ancon, sail through the canal?
1914
The Panama Canal connects which two oceans?
The Atlantic and Pacific
What electric locomotives are used to pull ships through the three locks of the canal?
electric mules
The Panama Canal and what are the two largest lock systems in the world?
The Ballard Locks
How much revenue does the canal bring in to Panama each year?
$5 billion