U.S. and Canada Vocabulary
Across
- 2. a large, powerful windstorm that forms over warm ocean waters
- 3. Movement toward cities
- 5. a high point or ridge that determines the direction rivers flow
- 8. The unplanned and uncontrollable spread of Urban-settlements into neighboring regions
- 11. Public services or systems such as power, water, sewage, transportation, communication, networks, school, & healthcare
- 13. the source of a stream or river
- 15. economy that emphasizes services and technology rather than industry and manufacturing
- 16. a boundary in the eastern US where the higher land of the Piedmont drops to the lower Atlantic Coastal Plain
Down
- 1. industries involved in the production, distribution, and marketing of farm products, supplies, and equipment
- 4. a smaller river or stream that feeds into a larger river
- 6. To change residence from a country to begin living permanently in another country
- 7. A large population concentration made up of several large and many smaller citires such as the area between Boston, Washington, D.C.
- 9. a channel or pipeline for carring a large quanity of flowing water
- 10. A mild climate region in the southern and southwestern portions of the US
- 12. a resource formed in the Earth by plant and animal remains
- 14. method used in dry regions in which crops are grown that rely only on natural precipitation