US Regions Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 6. lot of people quickly moving to an area to mine for gold
  2. 8. seafood and vegetable soup
  3. 9. narrow passage through canyon
  4. 10. heavy snowstorm with very strong winds
  5. 11. Region
  6. 13. Lowland that is always wet
  7. 17. rock that contains metal
  8. 19. raised area of land that is flat on top
  9. 20. Mountains massive mountain range in the west that stretches for 3,000 miles
  10. 22. piece of land set aside for the government to house Native American groups
  11. 23. contest of cowboy skills like riding wild horses or roping cattle
  12. 25. The long chain of big cities beginning in Boston and ending in Washington, DC
  13. 28. Farm large farm with lots of workers, equipment, and products
  14. 30. Region
  15. 31. An empty, dry region that can support small amount of life
  16. 37. casserole made with bread, canned meat, canned vegetables, and canned soup
  17. 39. Southern farms that grew cotton, sugar, and tobacco
  18. 40. style of fast music that has lot of stringed instruments and voices playing together
  19. 43. Unexplored land
  20. 45. Native American celebration with dancing and singing
  21. 46. native american village or town
  22. 47. language in Louisiana that mixes French, Spanish, English, and African
  23. 49. Season Part of late fall and early winter where the trees are bare but there’s no snow
  24. 50. factory that turns oil into useful products
  25. 51. part of the coastline that sticks out into the ocean
  26. 52. Region
Down
  1. 1. Southern part of the Appalachian Mountains that is very remote and poor
  2. 2. Sheltered places along the coastline where ships can be safe from storms
  3. 3. long piece of road that goes from state to state; highway
  4. 4. violently rotating cone of air that moves on flat, large spaces
  5. 5. type of oil used in lamps and heaters
  6. 7. strong storm that starts in the ocean and has winds of at least 74 miles per hour
  7. 12. People whose ancestors moved from France to Canada, then moved to Louisiana
  8. 14. fizzy drink with flavoring; soda
  9. 15. Plains massive, flat, dry region of the United States
  10. 16. ranch worker who herds or tends cattle while riding horse; cowboy
  11. 18. natural resource that is mined and used to make steel
  12. 21. Mex type of food that mixes American and Mexican ingredients
  13. 24. person, place, or thing
  14. 26. wall of stone built along river or ocean
  15. 27. House house built from dirt and hay laid in layers
  16. 29. Breadbasket Nickname for the midwest; where most of the country’s bread is made
  17. 30. Atlantic Southern (bottom) part of northeast
  18. 32. Alamo fort in San Antonio where the Texan and Mexican armies fought in 1836
  19. 33. Something that is well built and sturdy
  20. 34. An early settler of the American west
  21. 35. Mountains Mountain range that stretches from Maine to Alabama
  22. 36. Region
  23. 38. Hot summers, mild winters
  24. 41. flat field covered with grass and wildflowers
  25. 42. Leaves of tree, Northeast is known for these in the fall
  26. 44. England Northern (top) part Northeast
  27. 48. shortage of rain over long period of time