Compare and Contrast

Dear Aquila Friends,
I am wondering if you can help me? I leave for Nova Scotia in 3 days, but I am not sure what to pack! Can you use a map or globe, the websites listed below and one of the thinking maps to help me compare and contrast Minnesota and Nova Scotia? I was wondering what are the most important things Minnesota and Nova Scotia have in common? Why are these important? What do you think I will encounter in NS that I could just as easily encounter in MN?

Gratefully yours,
Miss Beeman

Resources
http://www.gov.ns.ca/playground/default.asp

http://www.canadainfolink.ca/ns.htm

http://homeschooling.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=homeschooling&cdn=education&tm=23&f=00&su=p897.4.336.ip_&tt=2&bt=1&bts=1&zu=http%3A//weatheroffice.ec.gc.ca/forecast/canada/index_e.html%3Fid%3DNS

http://homeschooling.about.com/cs/unitssubjgeog/a/pusns.htm