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Arizona (/ ˌ ær ɪ ˈ z oʊ n ə / ⓘ ARR-iz-OH-nə; Navajo: Hoozdo Hahoodzo [hoː˥z̥to˩ ha˩hoː˩tso˩]; [10] O'odham: Alĭ ṣonak [ˈaɭi̥ ˈʂɔnak]) [11] is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States, sharing the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.
Arizona is also one of the Four Corners states and is diagonally adjacent to Colorado. Arizona has a total area of 113,998 square miles (295,253 km 2), making it the sixth largest U.S. state. [1] Of this area, just 0.3% consists of water, which makes Arizona the state with the second lowest percentage of water area (New Mexico is the lowest at ...
Arizona is located in the Southwestern United States and it is noted for its desert climate, exceptionally hot summers, and mild winters, but the high country in the north features pine forests and mountain ranges with cooler and wetter weather than the lower deserts.
Territory of Arizona, 1863–1912 [1] North-western corner of the Arizona Territory is transferred to the State of Nevada, 1867; State of Arizona since February 14, 1912; Mexican Boundary Exchanges: In 1927 under the Banco Convention of 1905, the U.S. acquired two bancos from Mexico at the Colorado River border with Arizona.
As of the 2022 Academic Ranking of World Universities, the School of Geography at the University of Arizona ranks 6th in the U.S. and 39th in the world. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The school's research centers have contributed to global climate change adaption interventions and policy, [ 5 ] including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC ...
Maricopa County (/ ˌ m ær ɪ ˈ k oʊ p ə /) is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona.As of the 2020 census the population was 4,420,568, [1] or about 62% of the state's total, making it the fourth-most populous county in the United States and the most populous county in Arizona, and making Arizona one of the nation's most centralized states.
The government of Arizona consists of the executive, judiciary, and legislature of Arizona as established by the Arizona Constitution. The executive is composed of the Governor , several other statewide elected officials, and the Governor's cabinet.
Arizona transition zone: Mogollon Rim and White Mountains (Arizona) in east the transition zone region (diagonal across Arizona–NW-to-E-central); Colorado Plateau to northeast, lower level deserts of Basin and Range to west-(NW), SW, and south Canyon Lands: Monument Valley: the Canyonlands of SE Utah and NE Arizona see: Physiographic regions ...