South West United States

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Geographic Features of the Southwest Region

• The Grand Canyon- It is located in the Southeast part of Arizona.

• The Manzano Mountain Range are mountains that stretches over 40 miles .

• They are the only mountain range in the southwest part of the USA.

• The Four Corners is a place is the United States where you can stand in all four states at once.

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Total Population of the South West Region

Arizona: 6,392,017 New Mexico: 2,059,179 Texas: 25,145,561 Oklahoma: 3,751,351 South West Population: 33,600,859 The Annual Percentage of increase is

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Racial/Ethnic Make-Up• American Indian 12.9%• Asians 2.8%• Hispanic or Latino 42.3%• Black 2.1%• Pacific Islanders 1%• White 40.5

Famous City• Phoenix, Arizona is one of the largest cities in

the southwest• Phoenix is also home to a famous shopping mall

known as the “River Walk”

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Foreign Percent of Population

• Arizona: 32.7%• Oklahoma: 40.0%• Texas: 33.5%• New Mexico: 29.9%

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Tourist Attractions• The Alamo was a fort that was

overrun by Mexican forces that inspired many people during that time to join the army.

• The healing hand located in Tulsa is 60 feet high and 30 tons and is the largest sculpture in the world.

• Many people come to see the Grand Canyon because it is one of the deepest canyons and also many people do recreational activities here.

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Music of the Southwest

• The most popular music is Latino or Hispanic music.

• Also, the other favorite type of music is “country-style songs”

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Food of the Southwest

• Mexican or Latino style foods• Barbeque• Roast• Hunted food• A Green Chili burger

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Current Events

• Drug wars in El Paso, Texas.• El Paso is considered one of the most dangerous city's

in the United States.

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• "Grand Canyon National Park Information Page." Grand Canyon National Park - Welcome to Grand Canyon National Park. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. <http://www.grand.canyon.national-park.com/info.htm>.

• Four Corners Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, USA Vacation. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. <http://www.explorefourcorners.com/>.

• "Manzano." EMNRD. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. http://www.emnrd.state.nm.us/prd/manzano.htm

• “South West QuickFacts from the US Census Bureau." State and County QuickFacts. Web. 15 Sept. 2011. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/35000.html

• United States. Cenus Buerau. Foerign Born Immigrants. By Cenus Buerau. Web. 14 Sept. 2011. <http://www.census.gov/prod/2010pubs/acsbr09-17.pdf>.

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