ROCKY MOUNTAINS

FACTS

• The U.S shares the mountains with canada
• Jagged ice capped peaks
• Including 3,954m Mt.robson
• Goes through british columbia and alberta
• Has a dramatic region

ST LAWRENCE RIVER

FACTS

• The U.S also shares the river with canada
• Links the great lakes to the atlantic ocean
• An important international waterway
• 3,058km into the north atlantic
• Travels through quebec and ontario

NIAGARA FALLS

FACTS

• Located on the niagara river
• In between new york and ontario
• Drains water from lake erie into lake ontario
• The drop is over 165ft
• Was once most visited site in the world

GREAT LAKES

FACTS

• U.S and canada share them
• flow to st lawrence river
• Connected to Atlantic ocean
• 9.5 feet of water
• There are five of these lakes

CANADA

FACTS

• Its very cold due to how far away from the eqator
• Rainy winters and mild temperatures
• Mildest near british colombia
• Humid and relatively mild
• The farther north the colder

RESOURCES

FACTS

• They have pulp- softened wood fibers
• Us, uk, japan get newsprint from them
• Newsprint- cheap paper used mainly for newspaper
• Large fishing ground in grand banks
• Rich in fish, minerals, and forests