ArizonaBy:Natalie SmithPortable 3Mrs. Wangen

Arizona Facts

The Grand Canyon State

48th State

Population is 6,482,505

State Capital is Phoenix

The State’s official neckwear is a bola tie

There is a fountain in Fountain Hills that is believed to be the tallest in the world

Arizona is one of the four corner states

The Arizona Landscape

The Grand Canyon Carved by the Colorado River It is about 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide. Home to approximately 70 species of mammals, 250

species of birds, 25 types of reptiles and five species of amphibians.

Painted desert A big area of land where erosion has caused layers of

sediment that looks like rainbows

Petrified Forest National Park One of the biggest areas of petrified wood in the world

Arizona’s Climate

Arizona is dry and has little rainfall

Temperatures vary a lot due to Arizona’s size and differences in elevation

One third of Arizona is a plateau which has higher altitudes than the lower desert, and is much cooler climate

80% sunshine for the state 86% sunshine for Phoenix Gets 12 inches of rainfall a year

Arizona’s Resources

Renewable resources Crops: hay , cotton, melon , lettuce Livestock: 1,000,000 cattle for making beef and milk

165,000 hogs for pork

Nonrenewable resources Minerals: copper and garnet Commodities: oil and gas , carbon dioxide , helium ,

and geothermal resources

Flow Resources Sunlight Watersheds Water

Resources Continued

Capital Resources Mining equipment to support the mining

industry Copper ore crusher

Farming equipment Tractors, combine harvester

Human Resources The workforce is approx. Top 5 industries

Real estate, manufacturing, government, finance and insurance, and professional and technical services

What is Arizona Known for?

Specialization Manufacturing

Manufactures lots of products including food and computer chips

Mining In 2007 over 60% of all U.S. copper was mined in

AZ Tourism

More than 37,000,000 tourists visit AZ a year

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