2. ARIZONA ANDREW M. & CAMERON B.

3. NICKNAME, REGION IN THE U.S, CAPITAL CITY, MAJOR CITIES AND POPULATION The Nickname of Arizona is The Grand Canyon State. Arizona is located in the southwest region of the U.S. Arizona’s capital is Phoenix. Some major cities in Arizona are Tuscan, Mesa, and Chandler. The population is 6,392,017 people.

4. STATE FLAG, STATE BIRD, AND STATE TREE Arizona's state bird is a cactus wren. The state tree is paloverde. This is Arizona's flag.

5. CURRENT GOVERNOR AND STATE SENATORS Arizona’s state governor is Jan Brewer. The political party is Republican. The current senators are Jeff Blake and John McCain.

6. BORDERS AND GEOGRAPHY Arizona’s borders are Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, California, Texas, and Mexico. The geography is Colorado plateau, Central mountain, Basin and Range region. [Mexico not shown]

7. NATURAL RESOURCES/AGRICULTURE/FARMING Arizona’s natural resources are water, cotton, grains, fruits and vegetables. Arizona harvests fruits vegetables and grain.

8. HISTORY AND ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL FACTS Did you know that Arizona earned its statehood in February 14 th 1912 the 48 th state? In 1867 Phoenix was founded In 1988 Rose Mofford becomes the state’s first female governor In 1867 Mexico takes control of Spain.

9. PLACES TO VISIT You can visit the Grand Canyon and walk around. Also you can visit the petrified log [a log that was petrified during the flood under water] and let your mouth drop in aw at this amazing thing.

10. ADDITIONAL FACTS One of the states amazing people are Caesar Chavez who helped migrant workers get better pays. The diamondbacks are Arizona's MLB team. The Gila monster is a poisonous lizard that lives in the deserts of Arizona. The O.K corral gunfight takes place in 1883. In 1983 the Hoover Dam is completed. The valley of Metra light rail opens connecting to mesa and Tempe.

11. BIBLIOGRAPHY Gibson, Lay James, and Thomas E. Sheridan, “Arizona”. World Book Student, World book 2014 May 2014. Arizona-CultureGrams State Edition. ProQuest. 2014 Web. May 2014. Stewart, Mark. Regions of the United States: The Southwest. Chicago, Raintree 2006, Print.