North America

4. economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing
6. elevation above which it is too cold for trees to grow
7. smaller community adjacent to or within commuting distance of a city
8. characteristic of a town or city
9. crops are grown that rely only on the natural precipitation
12. concentrated region of manufacturing industries in the northeastern and mid-western US
13. breaking away of one part of a country to create a separate, independent country
14. leave one's own country to settle permanently in another
15. large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters

1. mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the US
2. large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller cities
3. the practice and business of recreational travel based on concern for the environment
5. removal of all trees in a stand of timber
10. resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains
11. change residence from a country to begin living permanently in another country
16. countryside rather than the town