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In 1846, the Southwest became embroiled in the Mexican–American War, partly as a result of the United States' annexation of Texas. On August 18, 1846, an American force captured Santa Fe, New Mexico. [76] On December 16 of the same year, American forces captured Tucson, Arizona, marking the end of hostilities in the Southwest United States. [77]
The location of Arizona in the United States Arizona is a landlocked state situated in the southwestern region of the United States of America . It has a vast and diverse geography famous for its deep canyons, high- and low-elevation deserts, numerous natural rock formations, and volcanic mountain ranges.
The southeast of Arizona, with New Mexico, northwest Chihuahua and northeast Sonora contain insular sky island mountain ranges, (the Madrean Sky Islands), or smaller subranges in association. There are also numerous Sonoran Desert ranges, or Arizona transition zone ranges. Northern and northeast Arizona also has scattered ranges throughout.
A map showing the extent of three major cultures within the American Southwest and Northern Mexico with modern borders to provide geographical context The Pre-Columbian culture of the American Southwest and Northern Mexico evolved into three major archaeological culture areas, sometimes referred to as Oasisamerica .
Southern Arizona is the area of Arizona south of the Gila River, roughly corresponding to the area from the 1854 Gadsden Purchase (shown on the map in yellow with present-day state boundaries and cities) Southern Arizona is a region of the United States comprising the southernmost portion of the State of Arizona.
The Pacific Southwest (Spanish: Suroeste del Pacífico) is a region of the United States. In its broadest definition, it encompasses five states: California, Arizona, Hawaii, Utah, and part of Nevada. The region is one of cultural diversity seen all over. Several major urban areas lie within the region, including Los Angeles.
Arizona [b] is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.It shares the Four Corners region of the western United States with Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah.It also borders Nevada to the northwest and California to the west, and shares an international border with the Mexican states of Sonora and Baja California to the south and southwest.
Modified version of United States (Outline Map) 1998 from Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection: United States Maps This image is a copy or a derivative work of usa_blank.jpg , from the map collection of the Perry–Castañeda Library (PCL) of the University of Texas at Austin .