Arizona

When people who live in Arizona think of South Mountain, they tend to think of family hikes and the beautiful wildlife in the area. Sadly, this perception of South Mountain may not be the same for future Arizonans if the expansion of the 202 Freeway takes place. The expansion of the 202 Freeway should be stopped due to the environmental impacts it would have such as the destruction of natural land and wildlife in that area. Another concern for the expansion of the 202 Freeway would be the…

The O’odham tribe are a group of Native Americans who are linked to the Sonoran Desert of east Arizona and northwestern Mexico. Today, their reservation lies within less than a mile away from present day Tucson and Phoenix. The O’odham are commonly referred to as the ‘Desert People’ as this climate has historically been the tribe’s home for thousands of years. By researching their origins, culture, history of contact, and current status we can then grasp a better understanding of the Tohono…

Mexican-Americans in their cultural and social outcomes. The mission system involved Arizona, California, and Texas. The mission life during the times of the mission systems focused mainly on their religion. The new natives were taught the typical and expected ways of the Catholic life and faith. The native women were forced upon the necessity of being nuns because in this system, that was their…

Have you ever thought you might not just live in one place like where you were born? Who knows I wouldn't be growing up there. Will I thought I was going to stay there forever, but it was not like that. Sometimes my thoughts come around saying what if I stay in California. Would everything would be the same or different. Moving to another state would it be a good impact for me? One week before we hit the road . I couldn't believe we were actually moving , it was like my heart drop to my stomach…

The Navajo (Dine) and Pueblo are very alike and very different. The Navajo home’s are called hogans which from what i have learned are dome shaped homes made of mud,branches, and leaves when the Pueblo’s homes are adobe homes called Pueblo’s. The owner’s of the home enter thru a whole that has a ladder which helps them keep out unwanted guests. Cool right? Well you will never believe how they farm. They both do it the same way… Dry farming! Dry Farming is since the southwest never got much…

I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona until the age of seven. By the time I was turning eight, my Mother had moved me and my older brother Dave to the reservation. We moved to Sacaton, Arizona (on the Gila River Indian Community Reservation). We lived in a house on the last street called Wihog St. It was a white three bedroom, one bathroom, and floor had pale white tiles in all the rooms. Growing up in that house on held the best memories of childhood life In the front yard there…

The state of Arizona falls under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Region IX, which encompasses California, Hawaii, and Nevada as well as the United States territories of American Samoa and Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The regional office is located in Los Angeles, California and is headed by Robert J. Fenton, Jr. Mr. Fenton assumed the role as Regional Administrator in July 2015, following his…

is one of the most popular of the world 7 natural wonders. It has been recognized as one of these natural wonders because of its enormous size and in addition its beautifully colored landscape. The Grand Canyon is located in the northern part of Arizona in the United States. It is among the biggest canyons and is basically a deep gorge or deep valley between hills or that which usually has a river that flows through it. The river which flows through the grand canyon is the colorado river. The…

River and pumps it hundreds of miles to cities in southern Arizona. The Colorado River is an important part to ecosystems that lie along the river, so it is crucial that we preserve the river. Over 10 major dams have been built along the Colorado River. The Navajo Generating Station is similar to a dam because of the amount of water it uses. The problem with these dams is that they lose alarming amounts of water due to evaporation. Arizona is a dry and hot state, so when water gets pooled…

I’ve never been to New Mexico, but I hope to go there one day because I would like to try their food and learn about the different cultures that are in the state. New Mexico is located in the southwestern region of the United States between Arizona and Texas and below Colorado.The state bird is the roadrunner. The roadrunner was declared the state bird in 1949 and the Hopi and Pueblo Indian tribes believed that the roadrunner provided protection against evil spirits. New Mexico’s state…