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Arizona |
Arizona is one of the fifty states that make up the United States of America. A short way to write Arizona is AZ. |
AZ |
abbreviation of "Arizona." |
Grand Canyon |
a long, deep valley with steep, rocky walls formed by the Colorado River. The Grand Canyon is in northwestern Arizona. |
Hopi |
a member of a tribe of Pueblo American Indians of northeastern Arizona. |
Mojave Desert |
The Mojave Desert is a very dry area of the western United States. The desert covers a large part of southern California and parts of Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Even though the desert is very dry and hot, many different kinds of plants are able to live there, especially wildflowers and cactuses. Many animals live in the Mojave Desert too, such as lizards, tortoises, rabbits, snakes, scorpions, and foxes. |
Navajo |
a member of a Native American people whose homeland lies in parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. [1/2 definitions] |
Phoenix |
the capital of Arizona. |
Sonoran Desert |
The Sonoran Desert is a very dry area of land that covers part of northern Mexico and part of southern California and Arizona in the United States. The Sonoran Desert is very hot, but it is home to many animals and plants, especially tall cactuses. |
western |
When something is western, it has to do with the west. A state that is in the west, like California or Arizona, is called a western state. People who live in the west can be called western people. [1/4 definitions] |
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