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ELI5: how come houses in England are made of bricks where as American houses are made of wood?

As a disclaimer I've never been to America, but I'm sure some are bricks. 

Just seems weird that a country that has tornados, hurricanes and earthquakes have houses made of wood.
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America has a giant wood supply, therefore wood is a cheaper source of house building. 

In smaller nations such as England and most of Northern Europe the wood supply is smaller than the general demand, therefore we need to make it out of something else. Hereby comes brick. Bricks are made from common materials that can be found in great supply in these nations. Therefore the supply is higher and can sustain the demand both product and economically.