Major Physical Features and Regions of the US

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