Summary
The story of the giant canal cut through Central America that lets ships take a shortcut between two oceans instead of sailing all the way around South America.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
The story of the giant canal cut through Central America that lets ships take a shortcut between two oceans instead of sailing all the way around South America.
- What problem did the Panama Canal solve for ships?
- Why was digging the canal such a huge and hard project?
- How can changing the land change the way the whole world travels?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: canal, lock, shortcut.
Try it: On a map, trace how far a ship saves by using the canal instead of going around South America.