Eastern United States
Across
- 4. the Mississippi river was prone to this
- 9. smaller chunks of land within a region
- 10. this subregion is the largest east of the Mississippi
- 12. A large amount of our nation's food is grown here
- 16. the name of the lake named after a U.S. state
- 17. the largest of the great lakes
- 18. Our country's capital city is in this subregion
- 19. the mountain range stretching from Alabama to Canadian borders
- 20. the St. ___ river; where the great lakes empty into
Down
- 1. the subregion that borders Canada and the Atlantic Ocean
- 2. nickname given to the midwest subregion
- 3. the Mississippi empties into the ___ of Mexico
- 5. the southeast tends to have a humid ___ climate
- 6. the river that separates the eastern and western U.S.
- 7. the Great ___ Mountains are a small section of the Appalachians
- 8. the Gulf of ___ covers about 600,000 square miles.
- 11. the east coast shoreline touches this ocean
- 13. responsible for creating the great lakes
- 14. where the Mississippi river originates
- 15. the Choctaw phrase for the Mississippi River