Canal de Castilla

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How long is the Canal de Castilla?207 kilometers (128 miles)
2. What is the construction period?Late 18th century to early 19th century (circa 1750-1850)
3. What is the peak navigation period?Approximately 1850-1870
4. Why was the Canal de Castilla built?It was built to make it easier for farmers in Castile to move wheat to trade routes by the Bay of Biscay.
5. What happened to the canal after boats stopped using it?When commercial boats stopped in 1959, the canal began to supply water for irrigation and to power mills with its flowing water.

Autonomous Community: A first-level administrative division in Spain, possessing a degree of self-governance and legislative power.
Bay of Biscay: A gulf of the Atlantic Ocean bordering the northern coast of Spain and the southwestern coast of France.
Bien de interés cultural: A Spanish designation for protected historical monuments, sites, and areas of cultural significance.
Locks (Canal): A device used for raising and lowering boats between stretches of water of different levels on river and canal waterways.