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Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Canada
and the United states were one country? Surprisingly, there are a
lot of similarities between the two countries. Yet they also have
their differences. Looking at economy, history and government,
and physical features and climate we can compare Canada and
the United States. These two countries have maintained friendly
relations because of there common characteristics.
To begin with, we'll go over the economy of both the United
States and Canada. The United States has a relatively different
economy than Canada. Thus the U.S. has different climates that
allow us to grow many diverse plants than Canada. The United
States is a main export in Cotton that has been grown in the
southeast for hundreds of years. The warm tropical climates of
the south allow the United States to grow citrus fruits like
oranges. The U.S. is also a leading exporter of peanuts. Canada
is a under settled area that doesn't have a large population.
Canada is producer of Paper and Hemp (a material used to make
clothes and rope). Canada has a GDP of 1.5 trillion while the U.S.
has a GDP of about 9 trillion. This difference in GDP is mainly
related to the population. The United States and Canada have
many similarities. They both produce Wheat, Beans, and
livestock. They are both producers of everyday items like cars,
electronics, and chemicals. Along with multiple other service jobs
they both have food processing. An important export used all
around the world is steel. There many ways that Canada's and
the United State's economy are the same but they also have
different and similar characteristics about there history and there
government.
The Unites states and Canada have a many differences and
similarities. Canada’s massive size and cold climate affected its
development. There was always a bitter rivalry between France
and England. The greatest migration of the area began after the
last ice age. Most of the migrants came across on an arctic land
bridge. Most of the people stayed in what is now Alaska and the
Canadian Arctic. The ancestors of these people were the Inuit (of
Eskimos). The American Indian people later moved into the area
that is now British Columbia and beyond. In 1791 after many
differences in culture led to feuds the British Government split
Canada into Ontario and Quebec. Over the next few decades
Quebec City, Montreal, and Toronto developed into major cities.
The Population grew steadily as immigrants cane from Great
Britain. In 1867 the Dominion of Canada was formed, which was
to be a loose confederation. The Dominion was self governed but
remained a part of the British Government the city of Ottawa in
Ontario became the capital. In 1872 the government began the
construction of a transcontinental railroad. The main line was
completed in 1885. Gold was later found in Yukon. After copper,
zinc, and silver were found more towns and railroads were
established. Most of the growth in Canada happened less than a
hundred miles from the United States Border. In 1931 Canada
was granted its independence from Britain. Canada as well as
Great Britain has a parliamentary government, which is run by a
parliament. There is smaller government systems within the main
government led by prime ministers rather than a president. The
United States started out as 13 British colonies, which later
fought, in a revolutionary war to win their independence from
Great Britain in 1776. The United States bought the Louisiana
Purchase in 1803. The Texas annexation happened in 1819, the
Oregon territory was gained in 1846, and the Mexican cession
accrued in 1848. The United States is a democratic government.
The president (the leader of the country) is elected by the
citizens of the country. There are smaller governments inside the
states that are still under control by the main government. Most
of the settlers of the Unites States came From Europe, Asia, and
Africa. Many Africans were brought here before the civil war to
work on plantations as slaves. The United States and Canada
have many differences in history and government, but what
about the climate of the areas.
Canada and The United states share a few climate regions
but the have many different climates as well. The United States
shares the Humid continental climate region which has hot
summers and cold winters. They also share a semiarid climate,
which has dry weather which only gets about 15 inches of rain a
year. One of the climates that are mainly a part of Canada is the
highland. The milder climates of the United States include the
humid subtropical, and Mediterranean climate zones. The
southern tip of Florida and Hawaii has tropical climates. Canada
has mainly colder climates that include the subarctic and tundra,
which is rarely settled. The western coast of the United States
and Canada share the marine west coast climate zone that gets a
lot of annual precipitation. The United States and Canada have
shared and different climate zones.
If the unites states and Canada were one country the
climate regions would be the same because boundaries don’t
change the weather of an area. The economy of the two
countries is very different which would be a large change that
would change everything. The government and the history of the
two countries are very different. There would be many changes
for the people of both countries if the United States and Canada
were one country.