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8750ft (2667m)

Wheeler Peak

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Humphreys Peak

12,365ft (3851m)

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8419ft (2566m)

Signal Peak

4879ft

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8871ft (2704m)

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Lake Havasu

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Tuba City

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Mission

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San Benito

Portland

Port O’Connor

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Lake Jackson

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Rosenberg Texas City

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Brenham

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Livingston

Pineland

Jacksonville

Henderson

Marshall

Athens

Cleburne Ennis

Coleman

Mineral Wells

Greenville Atlanta

Gainesville

Denison

Burkburnett Idabel

Warner

Tahlequah

Claremore

Vinita

Okmulgee

Shawnee

Sapulpa

Sand Springs

Stillwater

The Village

Moore

Elk City

Alva

Boise City

Fort

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Alamogordo

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Willcox

McCamey

Taloga

Durant

Clayton

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Victoria

Galveston

Bryan

Killeen

San Angelo

Odessa Midland

Tyler Longview

Denton

Scottsdale

Wichita

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Lawton

Norman

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Baytown

College

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Port Arthur

Laredo

Corpus

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Tucson

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USA: Southwest

The southwest is an area of great contrasts. Much of

Oklahoma and Texas consists of flat, rolling grasslands and

huge farms, while both Arizona and New Mexico are hot, arid,

and mountainous, with vast canyons and river valleys carving

their way through the land. Since the discovery of oil in 1901,

Texas has become the country’s top oil producer

with Houston as the center of the billion-dollar

industry. Tourism is also important to the

Southwest, as visitors flock to see the

Grand Canyon, the Painted Desert,

and other natural wonders. Buildings

here reflect the mix of Latino, American

Indian, European American, and

modern American cultures.

HOT PLACE TO LIVE

The climate across much of the

Southwest is hot and dry, with summer

temperatures often reaching 100°F

(38°C). Although water can be scarce,

many people have a swimming pool in

their backyard so they can cool off.

DESERT LIFE

The saguaro cactus can

reach up to 50 ft (15 m)

tall, grow as many as

40 branches, and live for

200 years. Cacti, yucca,

and other plants have

all adapted to the hot,

dry desert conditions

found in the Southwest.

So, too, have many

animals, including the

deadly rattlesnake.

THE GRAND CANYON

The Grand Canyon in northern Arizona is one of the natural wonders of the

world. This incredibly deep gorge was slowly cut out of the rock, beginning

6 million years ago, by the Colorado River. People can hike around its edge

or venture down into the canyon to camp for the night.

AMERICAN-INDIAN CULTURES

American Indians, including Navajo, Hopi,

and Apache, used to live across the Southwest

but are now concentrated in reservations set up

by the US government. The largest of these is in

Arizona and New Mexico, and is home to the

Navajo people. The Navajo farm the land and

produce crafts, like the woven blanket wrapped

around these Navajo children.

Kachina doll made

by the Hopi

Suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona

Saguaro cacti in the

Sonoran Desert

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