Major Physical Features and Regions of the US

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Across
  1. 4. term for massive urban corridor/region
  2. 8. major mountain range east of Coastal Range, west of Rockies
  3. 11. the Mississippi River drains into this body of water
  4. 12. the largest and most sparsely settled region of the US
  5. 13. giant 'ditch' in the desert Southwest
  6. 16. aided in settling the West 1869
  7. 19. region of the most significant grain production
  8. 22. the major mountain range of the east (home :-)
  9. 23. major port city in Louisiana
  10. 24. the largest deposits of fresh water in North America
  11. 26. a major modern industry in both the South and West
  12. 28. the smallest and most densely populated US region
  13. 29. an important western industry to harvest minerals
Down
  1. 1. largest urban area in the USA
  2. 2. this type of Christianity dominates the South
  3. 3. capital of VA
  4. 4. serves as a natural dividing line between East and West
  5. 5. a giant dry 'bowl' formed by Western mountains
  6. 6. a major industry in the South involving 'trees'
  7. 7. major Texas metropolitan region
  8. 9. the Continental Divide is along these mnts.
  9. 10. San Francisco's iconic landmark
  10. 14. region of decaying Northeastern industrial cities
  11. 15. this is the #1 corn producing region in the US
  12. 17. dominant economic activity in pre-Civil War South
  13. 18. major mountain range along the West Coast
  14. 20. the region MOST effected by the US Civil War
  15. 21. a major energy industry/resource in Alaska
  16. 25. the largest metropolitan area in the West
  17. 27. the Midwest's largest city