Unit 1 Review (US Geographic Regions, Continents, Oceans, and Native Americans)
Across
- 2. These are the highest mountains in North America
- 7. The Great Plains and Interior Lowlands are both flat areas prone to these natural disasters
- 8. This region is the farthest north in the US and has forests, mountains, and icy winters
- 9. This river is the largest in the US and cuts through the Interior Lowlands regions
- 10. Europeans would have to cross this ocean on their way to North America.
- 11. These are the houses made of mud bricks in the southwest US by Native Americans with limited resources.
- 12. This point in the Basin and Range is known to be dry, hot, and the lowest point in North America.
- 14. Which continent did ancestors of Native Americans leave to come to the Americas?
- 15. This ocean is found along the Coastal Range of the US
- 18. This region is hot, dry, with deserts and mountains
- 19. These types of natural disasters happen frequently in the region of the Coastal Range.
Down
- 1. The oldest mountains in North American are worn down and rounded because of this process.
- 3. These are the oldest mountains in North America
- 4. This region is flat with few trees, and grows much of America's food
- 5. What were the shelters used by Native Americans on the Great Plains that allowed them to move and follow animals?
- 6. The Canadian Shield region had its rocky land cut and carved by these rivers of ice
- 8. This region stretches along the Atlantic coast of the US from Maine to Florida
- 13. The Coastal Range includes these areas of dense trees that grow large due to frequent precipitation.
- 16. Death Valley has the lowest ___ in North America
- 17. What are the large storms that come from the equator to hit the Coastal Plains each year?