Across
- 1. well known National park in Arizona
- 4. material found in nature that people use to meet their needs and wants
- 6. separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain into the Atlantic and Arctic Ocean,
- 8. to give assistence or help to
- 10. a large area of land with common features
- 11. the ways a country or state's people use natural resources, money, and knowledge to produce goods and services
- 12. a fuel such as oil, natural gas or coal that is formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals
- 14. the study of rocks and minerals
- 15. a material found in nature that cannot be replaced, such as coal, oil or natural gas
- 18. the mositure that falls to Earth as rain or snow
- 19. a series of large interconnected bodies of freshwater between the US and Canada
- 22. a broad expanse of flatland in North America next to the Rockies
- 25. moist
- 27. 450 mile area of flat land in California known for the raising of crops
- 28. dry
- 31. largest mountain system in North America
- 35. to save discarded items, like cans or bottles, so that they can be used again
- 36. an imaginary line that divides Earth in to the Northern and Southern hemispheres
- 37. precipitation containing harmful chemical pollution that can destroy trees and wildlife and poison water
Down
- 2. mountain range in eastern to northeastern North America
- 3. all the surroundings in which people, plants and animals live
- 5. anything that dirties the air soil or water
- 7. the protection and careful use of natural resources
- 9. second-longest river in the United States flowing from Minnesota, to the Gulf of Mexico
- 13. a substance found in the Earth that is neither plant nor animal
- 16. a material that can be found in nature that can be replaced such as forests
- 17. the study of the Earth
- 20. an imaginary line, or meridian, measuring distance east or west of the prime meridian
- 21. a shape on the Earth's surface
- 23. the study of plants
- 24. large river in North America connecting the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean
- 26. the weather an area has over a number of years
- 29. the study of living things
- 30. an imaginary line, or parallel, measuring distance north or south of the equator
- 32. mountains between California and Nevada
- 33. the study of Earth's weather and climates
- 34. a measure of heat and cold
