Glencoe World GeographyChapter 7:
The United States and Canada TodayWeb Activity Lesson Plans"Economic Interdependence" Introduction
Students have read about the interdependence of the United States and Canada.
Each is the other's largest trading partner, and the two countries have signed
agreements that limit restrictions on trade. In this lesson students will learn
specific details about the economic relationship between the two countries.
Lesson Description
Students will use information from Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and
International Trade Web site about Canada–United States relations to study
the economic relationship between the United States and Canada. They will answer
four questions and then use information from the site and their textbook studies
to compare and contrast the two countries.
Instructional Objectives - Students will be able to describe the economic relationship between the
United States and Canada.
- Students will be able to compare and contrast the United States and Canada
by creating a Venn diagram.
Applied Content Standards
Standard 11: The geographically informed person knows and understands the patterns
and networks of economic interdependence on Earth's surface.
Student Web Activity Answers- Two-way trade between the countries has tripled since 1989. This increase is due in large part to the Canada-U.S. Free Trade Agreement.
- Twenty-three point five percent (23.5%) of U.S. exports go to Canada, while the U.S. imports 17.4% of its goods from Canada.
- Environmental issues include air quality, water quality, protection of migratory
birds and other animal species, and salmon fishing.
- Improving the efficiency of the border is a key priority because hundreds
of billions of dollars worth of goods cross the border every year, as well
as 200 million people.
- Students' diagrams may vary. Sample responses may include: Canada—divided
into provinces, parliamentary democracy, king/queen of England is figurehead,
currency, climate; United States—divided into states, headed by president,
currency, climate; Both—trading partners, environmental concerns, similar
economies/goods produced, Great Lakes
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