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- 1. The Panama Canal The World’s Most Important Shortcut By:Michelle Leba Washington Technology Magnet Middle School Image Courtesy of: http://www.boyds.org/images/canal_aerial.jpg
- 2. Where is Panama? Maps Courtesy of: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/americas_pol96.jpg
- 3. Panama is an isthmus. An isthmus is a narrow strip of land which has water on each side and connects two larger bodies of land. What is an isthmus? Courtesy of: http://www.1uptravel.com/worldmaps/maps/pm-map.jpg
- 7. Building the Canal The next few pictures show what the area looked like when the French started building the canal. What challenges do you think they faced building a canal in this type of area?
- 9. Image Courtesy of: http://www.anu.edu.au/BoZo/jennions/images/Panama%20lake.jpg
- 10. Courtesy of: http://www.canalmuseum.com/photos/panamacanalphoto002.htm
- 11. Courtesy of: http://www.canalmuseum.com/photos/panamacanalphoto002.htm
- 12. Courtesy of: http://www.canalmuseum.com/photos/panamacanalphoto003.htm
- 13. After looking at these pictures what do you think would be the challenges of trying to build a canal through a tropical jungle and mountains?
- 18. So your family decides to send the clothes by ship around the tip of South America. The trip can easily take two months, and many ships are destroyed by terrible storms.
- 25. Here are the giant locks Courtesy of: http://www.canalmuseum.com/photos/panamacanalphoto026.htm
- 26. Here are the giant locks being built Photo from the Canal Zone Brats www.czbrats.com
- 27. Here are the giant locks being built Photos Courtesy of www.panamacanal.com
- 28. Here is how the Panama Canal works Image Courtesy of: http://www.panamacanal-cruises.com/panama-canal-pictures/crosssections.jpg
- 29. Here is how the Panama Canal works Photo Courtesy of: http://navy.memorieshop.com/Panama/ProfilePC.jpg
- 30. Here is one of the maps used when making the canal Photos Courtesy of www.panamacanal.com
- 33. Working Conditions The average yearly rainfall is about 80 inches. Flooding makes the ground like pudding, and you can sink up to your knees in mud. Tropical diseases, such as yellow fever and malaria are spread easily by mosquitoes.
- 36. The building of the canal Photo courtesy of: www.canalmuseum.com
- 37. The building of the canal Photo courtesy of: www.canalmuseum.com
- 38. 1914 The Canal Opens Image Courtesy of: http://www.canalmuseum.com/photos/panamacanalphoto042.htm