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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

Train horn meeting now to be public

Aug 7, 2008 1:30 pm

The petition that led the new city council to reconsider how the city will implement quiet zones throughout Flagstaff had a lesser-known clause.

Rez bootlegging sting nabs 8 more

Aug 7, 2008 1:30 pm

Eight more Navajo Nation residents were arrested on bootlegging charges last weekend.

Downtown dampening

Aug 6, 2008 1:31 pm

Jenni Wiedmann keeps dry under her umbrella while walking downtown during Tuesday's thunderstorm. (Dana Felthauser/Arizona Daily Sun)

EPA cites Kachina Village water treatment plant

Aug 6, 2008 1:30 pm

A Kachina Village water treatment plant, Kachina Village Mobile Home Park, serving 240 customers was one of five in Arizona ordered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to produce an annual rep...

Calling all working families

Aug 6, 2008 1:30 pm

The Arizona Daily Sun is looking for working families in Flagstaff who are willing to share their stories about how they're making ends meet as the economy worsens.

Weekend crashes keep responders busy

Aug 5, 2008 1:30 pm

County fire crews responded to several crashes and a brush fire during the weekend.

Most Tupperware products are safe to use

Aug 4, 2008 1:31 pm

DEAR EARTHTALK: I've read that plastic bottles are not always safe to reuse over and over as harmful chemicals can leach out into the contents. I'm wondering if the same issues plague Tupperware and o...

--Sustainability Tip: Steps to avoid electronic waste

Aug 4, 2008 1:31 pm

On Feb. 17, 2009 all full-power broadcast television stations in the United States will stop broadcasting on analog airwaves and begin broadcasting only in digital.

Envirothon winners get $25,000 in scholarships

Aug 4, 2008 1:31 pm

The Sinagua High School Envirothon team, representing Arizona in this year's Canon Envirothon, placed 15th out of 54 teams from the United States and Canada.

Antarctic penguins are the polar bear of the southern hemisphere

Aug 4, 2008 1:30 pm

People all over the world fell in love with the emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri, in 2005 with the release of the film "March of the Penguins"

Greg Norman's Southern Cross Developments Selects River Rim Ranch

Greg Norman’s Southern Cross Developments, proprietor of the exclusive “Norman Estates” real estate brand, is pleased to announce that River Rim Ranch in Teton Valley, Idaho will be the location for its newest project, the “Norman Ranch Estates. [Read More]

Local News from Tucson Weekly via Yahoo! News

Olympic Odyssey

Aug 7, 2008 8:31 pm

Tucson will be well-represented in the smoggy, controversial Beijing games

Funding Fracas

Aug 7, 2008 8:30 pm

Accusations of conflict of interest and misspent money take center stage in the District 2 supervisors' campaign

A Park's Plight

Aug 7, 2008 8:30 pm

A neighborhood simmers over slated Aviation Parkway construction

Split Ends

Aug 7, 2008 8:30 pm