Panama Canal

High school (ages 12+)
Transportation

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/panama-canal

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 Panama Canal?51 miles (82 kilometers)
2. How high is the Panama Canal?26 meters (85 feet) above sea level
3. What is the year opened?1914
4. What is the water consumption per transit?Approximately 200,000,000 liters (52 million US gallons) of fresh water

Trans-isthmian Canal: An artificial waterway constructed across an isthmus to connect two larger bodies of water.
Gatun Lake: A large artificial lake forming a major part of the Panama Canal, created by damming the Chagres River.
Panamax: The maximum size and displacement of a ship that can navigate the original locks of the Panama Canal.
Neopanamax: Refers to ships larger than Panamax size that can transit the expanded Panama Canal locks.