pp. 128-129 North American Geography - Mountains

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Across
  1. 2. These mountains run from eastern Canada to Alabama.
  2. 4. __________ are areas of flat land that rise above the land around them.
  3. 6. West of Mississippi stretch the Great __________.
  4. 8. The Rocky Mountains begin in Alaska and run south to __________.
  5. 12. The __________ Range reaches from Washington State south to California.
  6. 13. The largest group of freshwater lakes in the world are called the __________ Lakes.
  7. 14. Along the tops of the Rocky Mountains is a ridge called the Continental __________.
  8. 16. The St. __________ River empties into the Atlantic Ocean.
  9. 18. As you move west from the Atlantic Coastal Plain, you run into hilly – yet very fertile - __________ area.
  10. 19. This is the tallest mountain in North America.
Down
  1. 1. The rich grasslands of the Great Plains once provided food for millions of __________ and Native Americans who lived there.
  2. 3. A __________ is a deep valley with steep sides.
  3. 5. Hawaii has 120 __________ islands.
  4. 7. You can tell the mountain that run from eastern Canada to Alabama are old because of these kinds of peaks.
  5. 9. The highest peak in the mountains that run from eastern Canada to Alabama is named Mount __________.
  6. 10. The Rio ___________ as well as the Missouri, Platte, Arkansas and Red Rivers flow east.
  7. 11. Hawaii has eight __________ islands.
  8. 15. The Willamette Valley in Oregon and the Central Valley in California both produce abundant __________.
  9. 17. The Great Plains are about 500 miles wide and stretch west of the __________ Mountains, north into Canada.