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What was the major challenge that faced the builders of the canal was it earthquakes or disease?
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What are the names of canals?
The Erie Canal, the Suez Canal, and the Panama Canal, to name three.
Where is the worlds longest rail tunnel?
the largest canal in the world is the panama canal and it is 5900 miles ;ong
What is a haversion canal?
haversian canal is a part of the bone.
What is a canal shown as on a os map?
A blue line. It will also be annotated (in blue) "canal" or given a name eg. Shropshire Union Canal.
What cuts across isthmus in Central America?
The Panama Canal
What challenge did the builders of the panama canal face?
They had to face mosquitoes many that carried diseases
When U.S. engineers began the construction of the Panama Canal what is one of the greatest obstacles they faced?
The challenge of building the Panama Canal was tremendous. Perhaps the major problem facing the builders were the disease carrying mosquitos.
Which of the early North American cultures were known as the Canal Builders?
the Hopewell
How did the canal builders deal with the increase in elevation in the picture?
The canal builder would construct a series of locks as the elevation increase.
What were the two problems that the original panama canal builders ran into?
Yellow Fever
What are two problems the builders of the panama canal faced?
yellow fever and mud slides
Who was the person hired to protect the builders of the Panama Canal from diseases that were carried by mosquitoes?
Doctor William Gorgas.
What was Theodore Roosevelt's biggest challenge?
It was building the Panama canal. He had to liberate Panama from Cloumbia.
What were biggest challenge for Theodore Roosevelt?
spanish American war or.. building the panama canal
What were the worst disease that killed the canal workers?
herpes and aids
What is chronic inflammatory disease of the alimentary canal involving all layers of the bowel causing chronic diarrhea?
crohns disease
What killed thousands in the building of the panama canal?
The pesticide that the builders used to keep away mosquitoes got into the drinking water and they all got sick.
