The SouthwestTexasOklahoma

ArizonaNew MexicoMonument Valley - Arizona

Motto : Friendship

Nickname : Lone Star state

Origin of Name : From a Native American word meaning friends Capital : Austin Population : 20,851,820 BluebonnetThe Alamo San Antonio825,000 acre (3,340 km or 1289 mi) ranchTexas LonghornKingsvilleBig Tex , Texas State Fair - DallasRio Grande Valley Mexican Border

Motto : Labor omnia vincit (Labor conquers all things)

Nickname : Sooner state

Origin of Name : From two Choctaw Indian words meaning red people Capital : Oklahoma City Population : 3,450,654 MistletoeTrail of Tears Exhibit Cherokee Cultural Center - TahlequahThe National Cowboy Hall of Fame -Oklahoma CityOklahoma StateCapitol w/ OilDerick in back

Motto : Ditat Deus (God Enriches) Nickname : The Grand Canyon stateOrigin of Name : From the Native American word "Arizonac," meaning "little spring" or "young spring" Grand CanyonSaguaro Cactus Bloom

Monument Valley

TombstoneCapital Phoenix

Population 5,130,632

Motto : Crescit Eundo (It Grows As It Goes)

Nickname : Land of Enchantment

Origin of Name : From the country of Mexico Capital : Santa Fe Population : 1,819,046 YuccaTaos PuebloHistoric District Santa FeAnasazi CliffDwellings -Lake Powell

The Four Corners