What resources are present in the united states and in canada

The United States and Canada are countries that are very rich in natural resources, and that is one of the biggest reasons why both of this countries managed to develop quickly, and to become very strong global economies.

Some of the natural resources that they are abundant with are: fertile soil, abundance of water, vast forests, fish, oil, natural gas, coal, iron ore, nickel, copper, zinc, lead etc.

It is also worth mentioning, that both countries are also countries that spend a lot natural resources, especially the United States, which are in the top two spenders of natural resources in the world.

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