U.S. and Canada Vocabulary

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