ARIZONA
Largest city of the SW pop. 4,511,000
What is Phoenix?
The Mile High City
What is Denver's nickname?
The Sierra Nevada Mountain Range
Where did Nevada get its name?
Land of Enchantment
What is the official nickname of NM?
The Mighty 5
What is the nickname for 5 Utah National Parks?
Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Zion
15 species of these fossils have been found in AZ
What are DINOSAURS?
Lark Bunting
What is the CO state bird?
Species of Nevada animals: Myotis Brown, Spotted and Townsend's Big-eared
What are bats?
Albuquerque
What is the largest city in the state?
Utah, Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico.
What states are known as the "four corners states?" This is the only spot in the United States where four states meet.
Number of Native American tribes in AZ
What is 22.
1976 Winter Olympics
What sporting event did CO decline to host?
GOLD
What is the main mineral mined in NV?
78% of U.S. gold mined in NV
These animals are more prevalent than people in NM
What are sheep & cattle?
Just 12 people per square mile in NM
Brigham Young
Who was the first governor of the Utah Territory in 1851?
2 State nicknames
What are The Grand Canyon State and The Copper State?
The Grand Mesa
What is known as the largest flattop mountain in the world?
150,000; more than any city in the world!!
What are the approximate # of hotel rooms in Las Vegas?
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Where is White Sands National Park, NM? Established 1933.
Balanced Rock, Courthouse Towers, Dark Angel, Devils Garden, Fiery Furnace and Petrified Dunes.
What are some notable features of the Arches National Park?
Official State fossil
What is petrified wood?
America the Beautiful
What song was inspired by views of Pikes Peak CO
Devils Hole Pupfish
What is the most endangered species in Nevada?
This accounts for just .002% of NM surface area.
What are NM lakes and rivers.
NM has the lowest water to land area of any of the U.S. states?
A condition for Utah to gain statehood
Why did the Mormons banned polygamy in 1890? Utah gaining statehood in 1896.