Western United States Review

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Across
  1. 4. The capital of Wyoming
  2. 8. This ocean is to the West of the United States
  3. 9. The ____ Nevada Mountains separate California from California
  4. 10. Which lake is missing; Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario, and ____.
  5. 13. The country directly to the north of the United States
  6. 17. This river is the longest in the U.S. and is a tributary to the Mississippi
  7. 18. The Great ____ Lake is in Utah
  8. 19. The Great ____ lie between the Rocky Mountains and the Mississippi River
  9. 21. This gulf is southeast of Texas; the Mississippi and Rio Grande empty into it
  10. 22. This river flows south and creates a natural border between the U.S. and Mexico
  11. 23. The capital of Alaska
  12. 24. The capital of Kansas
Down
  1. 1. The capital of South Dakota
  2. 2. This is the highest mountain in North America; Also called Mt. McKinley
  3. 3. The United States is in the northern and ___ hemispheres
  4. 4. This means connecting; sharing a common border with others (We have 48 of these states)
  5. 5. This great lake is located entirely in the United States borders
  6. 6. This river divides the Eastern and Western States
  7. 7. A small river that empties into a larger river
  8. 11. The Great ____ is an area between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada Mountains
  9. 12. A portion of the river runs through the Grand Canyon
  10. 14. ____ D.C. is our country's capital city
  11. 15. The capital of North Dakota
  12. 16. This mountain range is in northern California, Oregon, and Washington
  13. 20. The capital of Oregon
  14. 22. These mountains run from Canada done to New Mexico (About 3,000 miles long)