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Canals are basically shortcuts. For instance: The Panama Canal allows commercial and military ships to go through Central America as opposed to traveling all the way around South America. This saves much time and expense

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canals have 2 purposes. 1, 2 get water 2 feilds and crops. 2, so ships can get 2 differant places faster.

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canals are artificial waterways conructed by man.these canals can be used as a mode of transport

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Because rivers were too bendy, so they decided to make man-made ones so that it was safer for barges.

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Canals are artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.

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the canal system functions are :

(1) irrigation

(2)water supply

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