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Infant Mortality Rate # of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births Western Europe Western & Central Africa World Average Life Expectancy Average length (in years) a person lives Western Europe Western & Central Africa World Average Literacy Rate Age 15 and older can read and write Western Europe Western & Central Africa World Average GDP Per Capita The value of all goods and services produced within a country in a given year, divided by total population Western Europe Western & Central Africa World Average Arable Farmland Land that can be used for growing crops (in hectares)1 hectare=2.4 acres Germany Burkina Faso World Total Intentional Homicide Rate The number of intentional deaths per 100,000 people in a given area Western Europe Southern Africa World Average Are We Lucky? • The United States and Canada are unique in the world “geographically speaking”. Are We Lucky? • Both are physically large, but not overpopulated. • Both have a high standard of living. Government and Economics • Both democratic. • People have rights and a say in the government system – U.S. = republic – Canada = • Both are on the free enterprise side of the spectrum. Political Stability • Both the U.S. and Canada have a history of peaceful coexistence. • (though we could definitely take them) • The longest unguarded border in the world is the U.S. / Canada border. • Why don’t we have an immigration issue with Canada? So, are we lucky, or did we earn this? Geographic Advantages • A variety of latitudes provides several climatic regions and growing climates. Geographic Advantages • Good water resources. – Great Lakes – St. Lawrence Seaway – Mississippi and Colorado River systems – Etc. – isolated Geographic Advantages • Productive soils. – Especially in the Great Plains region. • Top soil – what is needed to grow crops is deep in most areas. • Glaciation – pushed most of Eastern Canadian top soil down into the U.S. Geographic Advantages • Abundant mineral resources. – Compared to other world regions. Technology and Infrastructure • To overcome large distances • Canada and the U.S. built trans-continental railroads in the 1800s. • We later built highways. We benefit one another • Who do you think the U.S. exports the most goods to? • Answer: Canada • Canada ranks 2nd to Japan in U.S. imports. We benefit one another • Culture • U.S. culture influences Canada and vice-versa. • Food, clothing, music, film, etc. Canadian ‘imports’ to the US Are We Lucky?
