Study the diagram given below and answer the questions:

a) Identify the canal shown in the map.

b) Name the two water bodies joined by the canal.

c) What is the importance of this canal?

a) The canal shown in the map is the Suez Canal. It was constructed in 1869 in Egypt between Port Said in the north and Port Suez in the south.

b) The Suez Canal was constructed in Egypt between Port Said in the north and Port Suez in the south. It provided the link between the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea.

c) The construction of the canal gave Europe new access to the Indian Ocean. It also reduced the direct sea-route distance between Liverpool and Colombo compared to the Cape of Good Hope route. There is also rail connection from the canal from Suez, Ismailia and Cairo.