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Arizona is located in the Western United States as one of the Four Corners states. Arizona is the sixth largest state in area, after New Mexico and before Nevada. Of the state's 118,000 square miles, approximately 15% is privately owned. The remaining area is government forest and park land, recreation areas and Native American reservations.

Arizona is best known for its desert landscape, which is rich in xerophyte plants such as cactus. It is also known for its climate, which presents exceptionally hot summers and mild winters. Less well known is the pine-covered high country of the Colorado Plateau in the north-central portion of the state, which contrasts with the desertic Basin and Range region in the southern portions of the state.

Like other states of the Southwest, Arizona has an abundance of topographical characteristics in addition to its desert climate. More than half of the state features mountains and plateaus and contains the largest stand of Ponderosa pine in the United States. The Mogollon Rim, a 2000-foot (600 m) escarpment, cuts across the central section of the state and marks the southwestern edge of the Colorado Plateau, where the state experienced its worst forest fire ever in 2002. Arizona belongs firmly within the Basin and Range region of North America. The region was shaped by prehistoric volcanism, followed by a cooling-off and related subsidence.

The Grand Canyon is a colorful, steep-sided gorge, carved by the Colorado River, in northern Arizona. The canyon is one of the seven natural wonders of the world and is largely contained in the Grand Canyon National Park—one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of designating the Grand Canyon area, visiting on numerous occasions to hunt mountain lion and enjoy the scenery.

 

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Local News from Arizona Daily Sun via Yahoo! News

Students get big break on final exams

Jan 6, 2009 3:40 pm

Final exams became optional for local high school students whose end-of-fall routine was thrown off by a string of snow days right before the winter break.

 

Off-duty officer nabs suspected auto burglars

Jan 6, 2009 3:39 pm

An off-duty police officer on his way home nabbed two men who confessed to breaking into cars late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.

 

Kachina neighbors alert firefighters to chimney fire

Jan 6, 2009 3:39 pm

Alert residents Kachina Village residents helped firefighters quickly contain a chimney fire Sunday afternoon before it did too much damage.

 

Man rescued on Forest road near Bellemont

Jan 6, 2009 3:39 pm

A man living in his vehicle near Bellemont became stranded in deep snow and had to be rescued by a county Search and Rescue team Saturday.

 

Pile burns set for today in Doney Park

Jan 6, 2009 3:39 pm

Fuel management crews plan to ignite slash piles today at the southwest corner of Townsend-Winona and Cosnino roads. Piles are located south of Foster Road, and smoke should be light, but will likely ...

 

Rural television blackout settled

Jan 6, 2009 3:39 pm

PAGE -- Phoenix television station KPHO and a cable system have settled a contract dispute, preventing a blackout of CBS programming for about 64,000 customers in rural Arizona.

 

Tribes appeal decision in Arizona Snowbowl case

Jan 6, 2009 3:39 pm

American Indian tribes are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a lower court's decision that allows for snowmaking on an Arizona peak the tribes consider sacred.

 

1,000 Words: A different perspective

Jan 6, 2009 3:38 pm

To order this photo, go to http://photos.azdailysun.com Betsey Bruner/Arizona Daily Sun

 

Storm brings more snow to high country

Jan 5, 2009 1:53 pm

Just when Flagstaff was starting to dig out from the last series of snowstorms, another storm front brought more snow this weekend.

 

Stick with the older, well-tuned vehicle over a new one

Jan 5, 2009 1:53 pm

DEAR EARTHTALK: Is it better to drive an older, well-maintained car that gets about 25 miles per gallon, or to buy a new car that gets about 35 miles per gallon?

 
 

Local News from Tucson Weekly via Yahoo! News

Bailout Nation

Dec 31, 2008 9:55 pm

Our review of 2008: A year of rapid collapse

 

Status and Stasis

Dec 31, 2008 9:55 pm

A review of stories from 2008 reveals that the status quo often--but not always--reigns supreme

 

Charity and Integrity

Dec 31, 2008 9:55 pm

Updates on stories regarding banned food drives, ballot bigotry and election databases

 

Fence Fears

Dec 31, 2008 9:55 pm

Metal barriers are the San Pedro River's newest inhabitants

 

The Skinny

Dec 31, 2008 9:55 pm

Little bits of news strung together haphazardly.

 

Media Watch

Dec 31, 2008 9:54 pm

Layoffs the Big Media News in 2008

 

T Q&A

Dec 31, 2008 9:54 pm

Tucson Q&A with Molly McClintock

 

Police Dispatch

Dec 31, 2008 9:54 pm

Evidence of the local criminal mind at work.

 

Danehy

Dec 31, 2008 9:54 pm

Tom starts off 2009 with queries concerning economists, Michael Jackson and the UA band

 

Messina

Dec 31, 2008 9:54 pm

Paul Nosa makes art with a sewing machine and green electricity

 
 

Local News from Tucson Citizen via Yahoo! News

TUSD board elects Burns president

Jan 7, 2009 7:19 am

The Tucson Unified School District Governing Board unanimously elected Judy Burns its new board president Tuesday.

 

Border Patrol: Man tries to run over agent after chase

Jan 7, 2009 7:19 am

A 70-mile chase from Sasabe to Tucson on Tuesday ended on the South Side when a U.S. Border Patrol agent shot at a man who tried to run over two federal agents, officials said.

 

Napolitano 'superb choice,' Lieberman says

Jan 7, 2009 7:18 am

WASHINGTON - Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to lead the Department of Homeland Security, is expected to move quickly and smoothly through the Senate confirmation...

 

More gridlock may await snow lovers on Mount Lemmon

Jan 7, 2009 7:18 am

As sheriff's deputies saw it, snow revelers left them with one option: Close the mountain. They hope they won't have to repeat last weekend's decision this weekend, but meteorologists predict snow. De...

 

Parrot, infested limes seized at border

Jan 7, 2009 7:18 am

Limes containing Mexican fruit fly larvae and a parrot hidden in a diaper bag are among the prohibited items seized at the Nogales ports of entry by U.S. Customs agents in the first week of 2009, a ne...

 

New county justice drew inspiration from mom

Jan 7, 2009 7:18 am

Most justice of the peace elections come and go without hardly anyone noticing. Last fall, the race for JP District 1 drew attention when the Democratic challenger, Anne Fisher Segal, took the Republi...

 

Tell us about your inauguration plans

Jan 7, 2009 7:17 am

Have you snagged a ticket to President-elect Barack Obama's historic inauguration? Are you going to D.C. for the event - with or without a ticket?

 

Special dogs up for adoption Saturday

Jan 7, 2009 7:17 am

A special adoption this weekend is planned by the Humane Society of Southern Arizona with dogs available at two locations in Tucson, according to a news release from the Society.

 

2 Tucson docs reprimanded for narcotics activities

Jan 7, 2009 7:17 am

Two Tucson doctors have been reprimanded by the Arizona Medical Board for their actions regarding narcotic pain medications.

 

Pima County supervisors approve photo radar contract

Jan 7, 2009 7:17 am

Pima County supervisors voted 3-2 Tuesday in favor of a one-year trial of radar speed enforcement cameras.

 
 

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