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Canada and the United States of America are part of the North American
continent. Canada has the second largest area of land in the world. It is

considerably larger than the United States for its area is 9,976,139 square
kilometers while the United States only has 9,372,614 square kilometers.

Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories and has 855,000 people
living in Ottawa, its capital city. The United States is made up of fifty states and

has 626,000 people living in Washington, D.C its capital city.
Southern Canada has a temperate climate, with snowy winters and warm

summers. Winters are much colder and summers are cooler in central and
northern Canada. On the other hand , the United States of America, for being so

large, has many different types of climate. The southern part of the West Coast
has what is called a Mediterranean climate. It is warm and sunny most of the year,

with some rain in winter. North of California, the coast has a marine climate. Rain
is common and forests are dense.

Main Idea

What is the main idea of this story?

a. how Canada is bigger than the United States

b. how the United States has different types of climate
c. the differences between the two countries

d. the similarities between Canada and the United States

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