1. The Southwest Texas Oklahoma Arizona New Mexico
Monument Valley - Arizona

2. Nickname : Lone Star state
Motto : Friendship
Nickname : Lone Star state
Origin of Name : From a Native American word
meaning friends
Capital : Austin Population : 20,851,820
Texas Longhorn
The Alamo – San Antonio
Rio Grande Valley – Mexican Border
Bluebonnet
“Big Tex” , Texas
State Fair - Dallas
Kingsville
825,000 acre
(3,340 km² or
1289 mi²) ranch

3. 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
Oklahoma State
Capitol w/ Oil
Derick in back
The National Cowboy Hall
of Fame -Oklahoma City
Mistletoe
Trail of Tears Exhibit –
Cherokee Cultural Center - Tahlequah

4. Tombstone Capital Phoenix Population 5,130,632 Saguaro Grand Canyon
Motto : Ditat Deus (God Enriches)
Nickname : The Grand Canyon state
Origin of Name : From the Native American word "Arizonac," meaning "little spring" or "young spring"
Tombstone
Grand Canyon
Capital Phoenix
Population
5,130,632
Saguaro
Cactus Bloom
Monument Valley

5. 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
Yucca
Taos Pueblo
Anasazi Cliff
Dwellings -
Lake Powell
Historic District – Santa Fe

6. The Four Corners