Well, New Mexico,where I was born, is in the Southwest and New England is in the Northeast. New Mexico's European settlers were Spanish speaking while New England was obviously settled mainly by English, but French, German and Dutch settlers also moved in. Most of New Mexico is semi-arid while New England, being on the coast, gets more rain and the forests of New England have more hardwood trees that lose their leaves in the winter. New Mexico has more conifers such as piñons. Other New Mexico trees are aspen and cottonwood, actually different types of the same tree. While New England has mountains, they only would qualify as hills in New Mexico where the Rockies become the Sange de Cristos and the major city, Albuquerque is on prairie/desert, but it is higher above sea level than Denver. Both places have real winter with blizzards. The summers in New England are much more humid than in New Mexico because of the rivers and streams and the ocean. Many New England states border on Canada while the Canadian River runs through New Mexico and never gets near Canada. New Mexico borders Mexico and some people know Vermont is a state but come to New Mexico and want to change their money. Finally, the big Navajo reservation is partly in Arizona, Utah and New Mexico. It is larger than all of the New England states combined.
2007-09-29 05:00:08
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answered by jack of all trades 7
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New Mexico is a lot warmer, plus New England is heaviliy influenced by its coastlines while New Mexico is entirely inland. About the only thing I can think of in common is they both have mountain ranges.
2007-09-29 11:55:13
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answered by ligoneskiing 4
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