P SCALE 5A USA AND CANADA

Most people in the USA live East of the Mississippi River. The Western US has a large area of little population particularly in the Intermountain Basin.

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​POPULATION DENSITY MAP OF THE USA.

COMPARE THE USA AND CANADA USING PEGS

POLITICS

SIMILARITY- BOTH COUNTRIES HAVE RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS BASED UPON THEIR SHARED BRITISH ANCESTRY.

DIFFERENCT- HOWEVER, CANADA HAS A PARLIAMENTARY SYSTEM WHILE THE USA HAS A REPUBLIC. THE PRIME MINISTER OF CANADA HAS MUCH MORE POWER BEING THE HEAD OF THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT THAN THE PRESIDENT OF THE USA HAS.

SIMILARITY- THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA ARE THE CLOSEST TRADING PARTNERS WITH MANY PRODUCTS TRADED BETWEEN BOTH COUNTRIES. BOTH COUNTRIES ALLOW FOR FREE ENTERPRISE.

DIFFERENCE- CANADA HAS MUCH MORE GOVERNMENT INVOLVEMENT IN THEIR ECONOMY. FOR EXAMPLE, THE CITIZENS OF CANADA GET GOVERNMENT SPONSORED HEALTH CARE, BUT PAY MUCH MORE IN TAXES THAN IN THE USA.

SIMILARITY- BOTH COUNTRIES HAVE SIMILAR PATTERNS OF COASTAL PLAINS, OLDER MOUNTAINS, GREAT PLAINS, ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AND COASTAL MOUNTAINS MOVING FROM EAST TO WEST. BOTH COUNTRIES HAVE ABUNDANT WATER AND MINERAL RESOURCES.

DIFFERENCE- THE HIGHER LATITUDE OF CANADA CREATES A MUCH COLDER AND UNIFORM ENVIRONMENT THAT THE LOWER LATITUDE OF THE USA.

SIMILARITY- BOTH COUNTRIES SHARE A COMMON LANGUAGE AND HISTORY GOING BACK TO GREAT BRITAIN.

DIFFERENCE- CANADA HAS A SIGNIFICANT FRENCH INFLUENCE PARTICULARLY IN QUEBEC AND IS GENERALLY SMALLER IN SIZE AND DIVERSITY.