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Panama

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Canal

HISTORYHISTORY

Back in the early Back in the early 1900s it was a long 1900s it was a long and dangerous trip and dangerous trip around the around the southern tip of southern tip of South America, but South America, but people needed to people needed to travel by ship to get travel by ship to get from the Atlantic to from the Atlantic to the Pacific.the Pacific.

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HISTORYHISTORY

There was a place only There was a place only 30 miles wide, called the 30 miles wide, called the Isthmus of Panama, Isthmus of Panama, which would connect the which would connect the two oceans…creating a two oceans…creating a canal would be a canal would be a prosperous idea for the prosperous idea for the world.world.

Isthmus of Panama

HISTORYHISTORY Panama belonged to Colombia Panama belonged to Colombia

in the early 1900s. The United in the early 1900s. The United States tried to buy land on the States tried to buy land on the isthmus from Colombia so they isthmus from Colombia so they could build the canal. When could build the canal. When Colombia said no, the US urged Colombia said no, the US urged Panama to revolt.Panama to revolt.

In 1903 Panama became In 1903 Panama became independent from Colombia independent from Colombia and allowed the United States and allowed the United States to lease the land in Panama to lease the land in Panama where the canal would be built.where the canal would be built.

GeographyGeography

Transportation Barrier - Transportation Barrier - It is a physical feature It is a physical feature which creates a border which creates a border or obstacle to pass or obstacle to pass through.through.

Example: The Rocky Mountain range in the United States is a transportation barrier to people going from California to New York.

GeographyGeography The mountainous The mountainous country of Panama country of Panama is a natural barrier is a natural barrier for ships trying to for ships trying to go from the Pacific go from the Pacific Ocean to the Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean (or Atlantic Ocean (or the other way the other way around).around).

How do you get rid of the mountains so that you can dig a canal deep enough for large ships to pass through?

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JUST KIDDING!!!!!

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Human-Environment Interaction: The workers used dynamite to destroy the mountains. This made it possible for them to bring in machines to start digging the canal.

Geography

Geography – Technology Geography – Technology influences the environment.influences the environment. The

invention of Steam Shovels made digging the canal possible.

1913 Steam Shovels meeting at Culebra Cut

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GeographyGeography The Panama Canal is a Transportation Corridor. It

shortened the trip from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

Before the canal was built it was 15,000 miles by ship from New York to California.

After the canal was built is was only 6,100 miles by ship for New York to California.

•Jobs are created

•Companies save money

•Trade increases and new countries can now afford to participate in that trade

•Cultural borrowing

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Think of all the economic areas that would be affected once the Panama Canal was created…

EconomicsEconomics

The Panama Canal has helped economic The Panama Canal has helped economic development by giving people:development by giving people: More job opportunitiesMore job opportunities Access to more resources from around the Access to more resources from around the

world (global interdependence)world (global interdependence) Ability to make more moneyAbility to make more money Ability to become involved in international tradeAbility to become involved in international trade

Doctor Walter Reed studied two diseases carried by mosquitoes during his time at the construction of the Panama Canal.

There were rules to be followed during the construction of the canal to minimize the number who contracted these diseases.

clear out places where mosquitoes could be found cover water supplies with nets all tents and houses were covered with nets new sewers were put in

In 1906 eight out of ten workers had malaria. By 1913 only 7 out of 100 had the disease.

Because of the working environment, two diseases spread rapidly and killed 25,000 workers. The diseases were Malaria and Yellow Fever.

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GOVERNMENT – political GOVERNMENT – political relationshipsrelationships

The French were the The French were the first to try to build the first to try to build the Panama Canal, but Panama Canal, but they had to withdraw they had to withdraw due to lack of money due to lack of money and numerous and numerous deaths.deaths.

The United States The United States funded the building of funded the building of the Panama Canal and the Panama Canal and after its construction after its construction the United States the United States continued to control continued to control the canal.the canal.

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Why have we built the Panama Why have we built the Panama Canal???Canal???

The Panama Canal was built as a The Panama Canal was built as a transportation corridortransportation corridor for the world to use. for the world to use.

It has created It has created economic growtheconomic growth and and increased tradeincreased trade around the world. around the world.

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ASSIGNMENTASSIGNMENT In your notebook you will write a letter thanking President Roosevelt for his persistent effort to build the Panama Canal. You may be a

business owner or a ship driver.

You must include and underline 3 reasons the Panama Canal has been beneficial to you and the rest of the world.

You will watch a You will watch a very short video clip very short video clip that reviews what that reviews what you have learned.you have learned.

BE CREATIVE!

If you need to download the If you need to download the video clips:video clips:

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