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The Panama Canal The World’s Most Important Shortcut
Where is Panama?
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?
What is a canal? ,[object Object]
Early History ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
The 1800s ,[object Object],[object Object]
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?
 
 
 
 
 
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?
The French Give Up ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The United States
Why was it so important to build a canal? ,[object Object]
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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.
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What are locks? ,[object Object]
How do locks work? ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Click this link to see how a lock works ,[object Object],[object Object]
Here are the giant locks.
Here are the giant locks being built. Photo from the Canal Zone Brats www.czbrats.com
Here are the giant locks being built.
Here is how the Panama  Canal works.
Here is how the Panama  Canal works
Here is one of the maps used when making the canal.
Challenges of  Building the canal ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Working Conditions ,[object Object]
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.
Working Conditions ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]
Working conditions ,[object Object]
The building of the canal
The building of the canal Photo courtesy of:  www.canalmuseum.com
1914 The Canal Opens Image Courtesy of: http://www.canalmuseum.com/photos/panamacanalphoto042.htm
The Panama Canal Today ,[object Object]
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Panama canal

  • 1. The Panama Canal The World’s Most Important Shortcut
  • 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?
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6.
  • 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?
  • 8.  
  • 9.  
  • 10.  
  • 11.  
  • 12.  
  • 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?
  • 14.
  • 15.
  • 16.
  • 17.
  • 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.
  • 19.
  • 20.
  • 21.
  • 22.
  • 23.
  • 24.
  • 25. Here are the giant locks.
  • 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.
  • 28. Here is how the Panama Canal works.
  • 29. Here is how the Panama Canal works
  • 30. Here is one of the maps used when making the canal.
  • 31.
  • 32.
  • 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.
  • 34.
  • 35.
  • 36. The building of the canal
  • 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
  • 39.
  • 40.
  • 41.