The Metric System And The Imperial System
The United States is one of three countries that insist on using the imperial system of measurement. The two others would be Myanmar and Liberia. Every other country in the world uses the metric system. Apparently, the British brought over the imperial system when they colonized America. Yes, this has not changed since all those centuries ago! We wonder if the United States will ever switch to the other side.
The Metric System And The Imperial System
There Is More Farmland Than Trees In Middle America
Did you know that the United States has eight percent of the forests in the world? It has 228 billion trees! The map shows us that the forests are densely populated east of the Mississippi River and northwest. The truth is that the wood-per-acre average has gone up since the ‘50s! This is incredible since European settlers cut down a lot of wood when they crossed the pond. In 2007, Mayor Michael Bloomberg planned to plant a million trees in New York City. If you wanted to know, he met the goal!
There Is More Farmland Than Trees In Middle America
