Social Studies Chapter 1 Exploring the U.S.

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Across
  1. 4. the protecting of natural resources
  2. 8. found in nature
  3. 11. the place where a river begins
  4. 12. a resource that can be replaced
  5. 13. the weather a place has over a period of time
  6. 15. a line that shows the end of a place
  7. 19. a line that circles Earth halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
  8. 23. where a place is in relation to other places on Earth
  9. 25. surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live
  10. 26. a low bowl-shaped land with higher ground around it
  11. 27. natural substances found in rocks
Down
  1. 1. moisture in the air
  2. 2. a deep and narrow valley with steep sides
  3. 3. the water that sinks beneath Earth's surface when it rains or snows
  4. 5. imaginary line that divides Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres
  5. 6. the place where a river empties into a larger body of water
  6. 7. water that falls to Earth's surface
  7. 9. a river or stream that flows into a larger river
  8. 10. A high and flat area of land
  9. 14. largest land area on Earth
  10. 16. land features such as mountains, hills, valleys, and plains
  11. 17. the part of an ocean or sea that reaches into land
  12. 18. how hot or cold the air is
  13. 20. land that is level with the surface of the ocean
  14. 21. halves of the Earth
  15. 22. a resource that cannot be replaced
  16. 24. the businesses that make one kind of product