Arizona

Facts About Arizona

• Arizona's the sixth-largest state in the country covering, 114,006 square miles.

• Arizona's also is one of the Southwestern states.

• The Grand Canyon is located here.

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•Population 6,392,017 as of 2010.

•Highest Point is Humphreys Peak.

•Lowest point is Yuma Country.

Highest point

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Lowest point

www.greateryuma.org

Three Natural Resources

• Mining And Minerals- Arizona is the nation’s major supplier of copper. The copper comes from both open pit and underground mines. Most of the copper comes from San Manuel, Tucson, Morenci, Globe, Miami, and the Ray pit in Pinal Country.

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• Agriculture- Arizona has about eight thousand farms. About seventy-five percent of the states total land area is used for grazing herds of cattle and sheep.

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• Manufacturing And Technology- Sixteen percent of Arizona’s gross state product comes from manufacturing. There are more then 3,200 manufacturing plants in the state.

State Symbols

• State Bird- The state bird is the Cactus Wren. Its seven to eight inches long and likes to build nests in the protection of thorny desert plants like the arms of the giant saguaro cactus.

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• State Tree- The state tree is the Paloverde, Loose clusters of bright yellow flowers with 5 lobes.

• State Flower- The state flower is the Saguaro Cactus Blossom, The saguaro cactus typically blooms in May and June.

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Major Attractions

• The Grand Canyon is a major attraction because its just beautiful.

• The Hoover Dam would be one too, The Hoover Dam is located 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas.

Hoover Dam

Grand Canyon

Major Attraction

• The Saguaro National Park is also a major attraction its a great place to experience the desert landscape around Tucson and see the famous saguaro cacti up close.

Brief Geography

• Northern Arizona lies on the Colorado Plateau, an area of dry plains.

• Arizona shares land

borders with Utah to the

north, the Mexican state

of Sonora the south,

New Mexico to the east,

and Nevada to the west.

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• The Southern part of the Colorado Plateau is called the San Francisco Plateau. This region is dotted with volcanic Cones, has a lower elevation than the land to the North.

• Dropping to a lower elevation, Arizona's desert region, or Basin and Range Region, covers roughly the southwestern half of the state.

Governor

• Janice Brewer became the Governor of Arizona on January 21, 2009.

http://www.azgovernor.gov/About/Gov_Bio.asp

Licenses Plate And Quarter Info

Arizona's licenses Plate

• On the Arizona licenses plate there is some cactus and some mountains. On this licenses plate it shows the Grand Canyon.

http://www.worldlicenseplates.com/

Arizona’s Quarter

http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/50sq_program/?action=designs_50sq

• On the Arizona quarter it also shows the Grand Canyon. There’s cactus and mountains with a sun.

Three Famous People

• Barry Goldwater- Born in Phoenix, Politician U.S. senator

• Sandra Day O'Connor- Was the first woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Pictures: http://www.biography.com/search/arizona

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• Pat Tillman-Football player Pat Tillman enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2002. He was killed in action in 2004.

http://www.biography.com/people/pat-tillman-197041

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By Hailey Thurston