Physical Features of North America

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Across
  1. 3. Separates the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
  2. 6. The Appalachians run from Newfoundland to _ ?
  3. 7. A unique plant in the Mojave desert is the _.
  4. 9. The Rockies are about _ thousand miles long.
  5. 10. How many countries are in North America?
  6. 12. This is another name for the Great Plains.
  7. 13. North America has _ desert ecosystems.
  8. 14. What mountain range in the eastern part of N. America?
  9. 16. This desert is mountainous with scorching hot summers and frosty winters.
Down
  1. 1. This cactus grows in the Sonoran desert.
  2. 2. What is like the backbone of the N. American continent?
  3. 4. _ is the driest and smallest desert in N. America.
  4. 5. What is the oldest part of N. America?
  5. 8. A flat and wide open space in N. America.
  6. 11. This desert actually has two seasons of rain.
  7. 15. a narrow strip of land that connects two larger pieces of land.