Arizona Notes

• Learning Goals: Learning Goals: • Explain (analyze) how Explain (analyze) how

modification in one modification in one place (e.g., canals, place (e.g., canals, dams, farming dams, farming techniques, techniques, industrialization) industrialization) often leads to often leads to changes in other changes in other locations.locations.

• Describe the different Describe the different landforms in Arizona.landforms in Arizona.

Journal Question: You have Journal Question: You have just crash landed in the just crash landed in the Sonoran Desert. Before the Sonoran Desert. Before the plane caught fire your group plane caught fire your group was able to get some items was able to get some items for survival. for survival. Write a journal Write a journal entry about your time in the entry about your time in the desert trying to survive.desert trying to survive.

1. 1. There are There are threethree regions of Arizona: regions of Arizona: Colorado PlateauColorado Plateau, , Central HighlandsCentral Highlands, , and and Basin and RangeBasin and Range Regions. Regions. Each Each of the three regions is partly of the three regions is partly desertdesert and and partlypartly mountainous mountainous. Yet, each region . Yet, each region offers a wide variety of scenery.offers a wide variety of scenery.

2. The 2. The Colorado PlateauColorado Plateau in in northernnorthern Arizona is where the Arizona is where the highesthighest elevations elevations of the state are found. of the state are found. MillionsMillions of years of years ago, ago, waterwater covered this area and layers covered this area and layers of rock formed underneath.of rock formed underneath.

Millions of years ago it rained more often in Arizona.

3. The 3. The Central HighlandsCentral Highlands are located are located northnorth of of GlobeGlobe near near PaysonPayson on the on the Mogollon RimMogollon Rim..  Eight thousand foot   Eight thousand foot peaks, ponderosa pine forests, and deep peaks, ponderosa pine forests, and deep canyons are found in this area of canyons are found in this area of Arizona.Arizona.

4. The 4. The BasinBasin and and RangeRange zone is a zone is a particular type of land area that is particular type of land area that is surrounded by surrounded by north-southnorth-south running running dry valleys and dry valleys and mountain rangesmountain ranges..

5. Because of 5. Because of Arizona’s Arizona’s locationlocation in in the the desertdesert, A steady , A steady waterwater supply would supply would be extremely be extremely important if we were important if we were going to going to survivesurvive here.here.

6. But 6. But populationpopulation growth and new growth and new businessbusiness development put a development put a strain on Arizona’s strain on Arizona’s waterwater supply. supply.

7. 7. DamDam construction was important to construction was important to the the southwesternsouthwestern United States United States because it was an inexpensive source because it was an inexpensive source of of electricityelectricity, dependable , dependable water supplywater supply for farmers, and provides for farmers, and provides flood controlflood control..

Roosevelt Dam

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