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Why did we need the panama canal ? We need it for trade purposes Ships from all parts of the world transit daily through the Panama Canal. Some 13 to 14 thousand vessels use the Canal every year. In fact, commercial transportation activities through the Canal represent approximately 5% of the world trade.
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TEKS #9 (9) Geography. The student understands
the impact of geographic factors on major events. The student is expected to:
(A) analyze the effects of physical and human geographic factors on major events including the building of the Panama Canal; and
(B) identify and explain reasons for changes in political boundaries such as those resulting from statehood and international conflicts.
Why did we need the panama canal ?
• We need it for trade purposes • Ships from all parts of the world
transit daily through the Panama Canal. Some 13 to 14 thousand vessels use the Canal every year. In fact, commercial transportation activities through the Canal represent approximately 5% of the world trade.
What is the panama canal?
• The Panama Canal is approximately 80 kilometers long between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans
• The Canal uses a system of locks -compartments with entrance and exit gates. The locks function as water lifts: they raise ships from sea level (the Pacific or the Atlantic) to the level of Gatun Lake (26 meters above sea level); ships then sail the channel through the Continental Divide.
• http://www.pancanal.com/eng/index.html
International Conflicts After the Cold War.
• The Concert of Europe maintained equilibrium among European nations after Napoleon's defeat. It included former adversaries, as well as former allies. In time, the Concert broke up as newly democratic nations refused to cooperate with older monarchies. The break up of the Concert led, in part, to World War I.
• Treaty of Versailles and the League of Nations followed the first world war. The harsh treaty terms stirred up unrest in Germany. Weak enforcement of the Treaty then allowed the unrest to turn into aggression. The League requirement for consensus in order to act made it unable to respond to member nation's aggression. The failure of these institutions led in part to the Second World War.
http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/example/nye4152.htm
References • http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/example/nye4152.htm.com
• http://www.pancanal.com/eng/index.htl• http://www.colorado.edu/conflict/peace/example/nye4152.htm.com
