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Bankesha Samuel Arizona 5 th Period Due Date: December 23, 2011
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What is capital of your state? Who is the Governor of you state The capital of Arizona is phoenix. Phoenix is the largest city in Arizona.The Governor is Jan Brewer.
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List the five largest states by population. Show population of each city. 1.Phoenix, population 1,445,632! 2.Tucson, population 520,116 3.Mesa, population 439,041 4.Chandler, population 236,123 5. Glendale, population 226,721
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Provide a Political map of your state and highlight your states
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Provide a physical map of your state showing: the five largest cities by population the five important physical items(lakes, rivers, mountains etc.
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Provide a topographical map of Arizona
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Obtain a picture of your states flag. Explain the meaning of the colors and symbols. The 13 rays of red and gold on the top half of the flag represents both the original 13 colonies of the Union, and the rays of the western setting sun. Red and gold were also the colors carried by Coronado's Spanish expedition in search of the seven cities of Cibola in 1540.The bottom half of the flag is the same Liberty blue on the united states flag. Since Arizona was the largest producer of copper, the copper star was placed in the middle of the flag.The flag was adopted on 1917
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What is your states, flower, tree, bird, nickname,and origin of your states name Saquaro Yellow pale Verde Cactus Wren The Grand Canyon state Spanish interpretation of "arizuma," an Aztec Indian word meaning "silver-bearing." Also based on Pima Indianword "arizonac" for "little spring place."
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For your capital provide the average rainfall for each month January-.91% February-.92% March-.98% April-.27% May-.11% June-.02% July- 1.05% August- 1.0% September-.64% October-.58% November-.65% December-.88%
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List the states that adjoin your state California Nevada Utah Colorado New Mexico
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California, Utah, Nevada, New Mexico, And Colorado
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What is the title of the states song. Arizona
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Provide the lyrics of the states song Arizona Written by Margaret Rowe Clifford Composed by Maurice Blumenthal Come to this land of sunshine To this land where life is young. Where the wide, wide world is waiting, The songs that will now be sung. Where the golden sun is flaming Into warm, white shining day, And the sons of men are blazing Their priceless right of way. chorus Come stand beside the rivers Within our valley broad. Stand here with heads uncovered, In the presence of our God! While all around, about us The brave, unconquered band, As guardians and landmarks The giant mountains stand. chorus Not alone for gold and silver Is Arizona great. But with graves of heroes sleeping, All the land is consecrate! O, come and live beside us However far ye roam Come and help us build up temples And name those temples "home." chorus Sing the song that's in your hearts Sing of the great Southwest, Thank God, for Arizona In splendid sunshine dressed. For thy beauty and thy grandeur, For thy regal robes so sheen We hail thee Arizona Our Goddess and our queen
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What was the high and low temperature in your capital city and the day you worked on this? What was the weather in your capital on the day you worked on this? Hi- 75 degrees Fahrenheit Lo- 48 degrees Fahrenheit The weather was partly cloudy.
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List five important events in your States history (before 1850) 1752 - After many revolts from the Pima and Papago tribes, the first permanent settlement was established in Tubac. Spanish Arizona-In 1765,the Bouron Reforms begaon, with Charleslll of spain doing a major rearranging of the presidios on the northern frontier. In the 1780s and 1790s, the spanish began a plan of setting up apache peace camps and providing the apache with rations so that they would not attack, allowing the spanish to expand nothward. Mexican Arizona-In 1821, Mexico won its independence from spain after a decade of war. The revolution had destroyed the colonial silver mining industry and had bankrupted the national treasury. In 1836, Texas declared independence from Mexico and claimed much territory of the northern lands of Mexico.
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List the five main agriculture resources. Hay Cantaloupe Honeydew melon Cotton Lettuce
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List five cool facts or trivia about your state. 1.The Arizona trout is found only in the Arizona. 2.Arizona leads the nation in copper production 3. The bola tie is the official state neckwear. 4. Arizona's most abundant mineral is copper. 5.The original London Bridge was shipped stone-by-stone and reconstructed in Lake Havasu City
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List five famous people born in your state and: give their profession- city 1.Rex Allen- singer, actor- Willcox 2. Lynda Carter- Actress- Phoenix 3.Frank Luke,Jr- WWI fighter ace 4.Kerri Strug- Gymnast- Tucson 5.Barry Goldwater- Politician- Phoenix.
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Obtain a travel route map by car from Hampton Bays( 88 East Argonne road) To your states capital show the number of miles traveled Give the travel time 1 day 18 hours 2,500 miles
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List five important sites/events tourist like to experience in your state The Grand Canyon. Phoenix international raceway Wildlife world zoo Sunset crater volcano Sunrise park resort
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If your were purchase items from your state, as tourist, what five items would you purchase? 1.Stone pallets 2.Shell bracelets 3.Acid-etched shell 4.Fluted spear points 5.Clay figurine heads
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Would you like to visit your state? Yes I would like to visit my state. I would like to visit my state, because I want to see the grand canyon. I also would like to go because of the activities in Arizona. Some activities are mountain climbing, golf, etc. The last reason is to watch the Arabian horse show.
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Bibliography. http://www.50states.com/ http://www.weather.com/ http://images.google.com/ http://www.infoplease.com/ http://www.arizona-leisure.com
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