Crossword Questions (U.S. Geography)

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Across
  1. 3. The largest desert in North America, located in the Southwest USA.
  2. 6. The longest river in the USA, flowing from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico.
  3. 8. Capital city of the USA, on the Potomac River, not in any state.
  4. 9. Mountain range in the western USA, including Mount Elbert.
  5. 12. State known as the "Sunshine State" with the Everglades.
Down
  1. 1. The highest peak in North America, located in Alaska
  2. 2. Largest of the Great Lakes by surface area
  3. 4. Great Lake that is the smallest by volume but shallowest.
  4. 5. Mountain range in the eastern USA, running from Alabama to Canada.
  5. 7. State famous for Yellowstone National Park (first national park in the world)
  6. 10. Famous canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona.
  7. 11. U.S. state that is a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and the Gulf of Alaska