USCA Vocab. crossword puzzle (kady)

5. The $1 & $2 Canadian coins instead of using paper bills.
11. A volcanic archipelago off the coast of Alaska that extends in the Pacific Ocean.
12. a region within a country.
13. A person born in the years following WWII, when there was a temporary marked increase in the birth rate.
16. On the crest of the Rocky Mountains, it divides the major river systems into those flowing east and those flowing west.
17. A series of interconnected freshwater lakes located primarily on the Canada–U.S border connected to the Atlantic Ocean through the St. Lawrence River.
19. A settlement that quickly springs up to serve the needs of the miners.
20. Persons who have both indigenous and French Canadian ancestry.
21. A rapid movement of people to a newly discovered goldfield.
22. Indigenous group who are native to the Canadian Arctic region.
23. Indigenous peoples of Canada who are neither Métis or Inuit.
24. The collective name for three waterfalls that straddle the international border between Canada and the U.S.
25. One of the 1st national parks created by Theodore Roosevelt, it is a colorful steep-sided gorge carved by the Colorado River in Arizona.
26. The largest and longest river system in Canada which flows in a northerly direction to the Arctic Ocean.
28. The southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California which specializes in technology.
29. areas that touch or share boundaries.

1. the elected head of a republican state.
2. A flat, low-lying land adjacent to a sea coastal plain which runs along the East Coast of the US at a distance of about 500 miles.
3. government divided between national & state powers with a president.
4. A commotion or fuss, usually caused by a disagreement.
6. A country where the monarch does not have political power.
7. the principal minister and head of government in parliamentary systems; chief of the cabinet or ministry.
8. Made up of 2 major mtn. systems which run along the west coast of the US and Canada; a highly volcanic area.
9. The broad expanse of prairie and steppe which lie east of the Rocky Mountains in the U.S and Canada.
10. A mountain range in North America which stretches from Alabama to southeastern Canada.
14. An extensive area of open land on which livestock wander and graze.
15. The inhabitants of Quebec who speak French and have pushed for separation from the rest of Canada.
18. Area between the Appalachian & Rocky Mtns.
19. A lower area of land generally surrounded by mountains.
27. An arc of ancient rock covering nearly half of Canada which is centered around the Hudson Bay; scraped by glaciers.