Arizona

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Arizona
The 48th State The Grand Canyon State
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ARIZONA'S GEOGRAPHY

• Learning Goals
• Explain (analyze) how modification in one place
  (e.g., canals, dams, farming techniques,
  industrialization) often leads to changes in
  other locations.
• Describe the different landforms in Arizona.

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ARIZONA'S GEOGRAPHY

• 1. There are three regions of Arizona Desert
  Region, Plateau Region, and Mountain Region.
  Each of the three regions is partly desert and
  partly mountainous. Yet, each region offers a
  wide variety of scenery.

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ARIZONA'S GEOGRAPHY

• 2. The Plateau Region in northern Arizona is
  where the highest elevations of the state are
  found. Millions of years ago, water covered this
  area and layers of rock formed underneath.

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• 3. The Mountain Region is located in the
  middle of the statewhere we live!
  Including eight thousand foot peaks, ponderosa
  pine forests, and deep canyons are found in this
  area of Arizona.

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• 4. The Desert Region is a particular type of
  land area that is surrounded by north-south
  running dry valleys and mountain ranges.

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• 5. Because of Arizonas location in the desert, A
  steady water supply would be extremely important
  if we were going to survive here.
• 6. But population growth and new business
  development put a strain on Arizonas water
  supply.

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• 7. Dam construction was important to the
  southwestern United States because it was an
  inexpensive source of electricity, dependable
  water supply for farmers, and provides flood
  control.

Roosevelt Dam
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ARIZONA'S GEOGRAPHY

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

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• The first people to settle in North America
  are known as Native Americans and they came from
  Asia, across the Beringia land bridge tens of
  thousands of years ago.
• These small bands of men, women, and children
  migrated for generations, slowly spreading across
  the continent.

ARIZONA'S
HISTORY
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• The Hohokam were one Native American Indian
  tribe that settled in the area that would one day
  become Arizona.
• They developed an extensive irrigation
  system.
• Other tribes include Hopi, Navajo, and
  Yavapai, among many others

The Casa Grande Indian Ruins.
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Statehood

• Arizona became a state on
• February 14th 1912.

Before we became a state we were part of the New
Mexico Territory
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• Groups we talked about Choose one
• A) Native Americans crossing the Bering Strait
• B) Hohokam
• C) Spanish explorers
• D) Mexican citizens living in Arizona before it
  became a part of the US

• Imagine you are a person living in Arizona during
  one of the time periods we discussed
  yesterday----Write a diary entry describing
• --How you got to Arizona
• --What your life is like
• --Challenges you face

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Facts

• First Capital of Arizona Prescott
• Current Capital of Arizona Phoenix

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Prescott
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Phoenix
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Tucson
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Facts

• 5 Cs of Arizona
• Cotton
• Cattle
• Copper
• Citrus
• Climate

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• Copper, gold, and silver were all natural
  resources found in Arizona that brought people
  here in the 1800s.
• The construction of railroads allowed many people
  to come to Arizona for mining and ranching jobs.

Downtown Bisbee
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• Today Arizona has a very diverse economy.
• Arizona is known for farming, tourism, military
  bases, and technology industries.

HISTORY
ARIZONA'S
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Diamante poem

• ______________
• Name of the state
• ____________ _____________
• The State Motto
• __________ _____________ ___________
• States nickname
• ____________________ ____________________
• Two facts about Arizona
• __________ __________ ___________
  __________ __________
• The Five Cs
• ____________________ ____________________
• Two facts about Arizona
• ____________ ___________ __________
• Three major industries in the state
• ____________ ____________
• Two word description of Arizona
• ______________
• Name of the State

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Arizona Travel brochure

• Create a travel brochure informing a potential
  visitor about important information on Arizona.
• Include the following sections
• --Front cover with picture
• --Brief summary of Arizona history
• --Famous Arizonans
• --Important places in Arizona
• --A description of a myth or legend about Arizona
  or Arizona treasure (gold, silver, etc.)
• --A one paragraph review of an Arizona landmark
  (example Grand Canyon, Chase Field, etc.)
• Brochures will be graded on effort, creativity,
  and accuracy.