southwestern United States

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geographical region region of the United States

The southwestern United States is a largely arid region encompassing parts of states like Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, and California, known for its deserts, canyons, and diverse indigenous and Hispanic cultural influences.

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Observed surface forms (10)

Surface form Occurrences
Southwestern United States 113
American Southwest 73
Southwest United States 6

Statements (91)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
region of the United States ⓘ
borderedBy Mexico ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
Rocky Mountains ⓘ
contains Albuquerque ⓘ
surface form: Albuquerque metropolitan area

Arches National Park ⓘ
Bryce Canyon National Park ⓘ
Canyonlands National Park ⓘ
Carlsbad Caverns National Park ⓘ
Chaco Culture National Historical Park ⓘ
Chihuahuan Desert ⓘ
Colorado Plateau ⓘ
Colorado River ⓘ
Death Valley ⓘ
El Paso ⓘ
surface form: El Paso metropolitan area

Flagstaff ⓘ
Four Corners region ⓘ
Gila River ⓘ
Grand Canyon National Park ⓘ
surface form: Grand Canyon

Hopi Reservation ⓘ
Las Vegas Valley ⓘ
Mesa Verde National Park ⓘ
Mojave Desert ⓘ
Monument Valley (Arizona portion) ⓘ
surface form: Monument Valley

Navajo Nation ⓘ
Petrified Forest National Park ⓘ
Phoenix metropolitan area ⓘ
Pueblo communities ⓘ
South Texas ⓘ
surface form: Rio Grande Valley

Saguaro National Park ⓘ
Santa Fe, New Mexico ⓘ
surface form: Santa Fe

Sedona ⓘ
Sonoran Desert ⓘ
Tucson ⓘ
surface form: Tucson metropolitan area

Zion National Park ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
ethnicGroup Apache tribes ⓘ
surface form: Apache peoples

Hispanic and Latino Americans ⓘ
surface form: Hispanic Americans

Hopi people ⓘ
surface form: Hopi

Mexican Americans ⓘ
Native Americans ⓘ
surface form: Native American peoples

Navajo people ⓘ
surface form: Navajo

Ancestral Puebloans ⓘ
surface form: Pueblo peoples
hasClimate arid ⓘ
desert climate ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
hasFeature high levels of sunshine ⓘ
low annual precipitation ⓘ
monsoon-influenced summer thunderstorms ⓘ
rapid urban growth in some metropolitan areas ⓘ
water scarcity issues ⓘ
hasPart Arizona ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Colorado ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
Texas ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
parts of Arizona ⓘ
parts of California ⓘ
parts of Colorado ⓘ
parts of Nevada ⓘ
parts of New Mexico ⓘ
parts of Oklahoma ⓘ
parts of Texas ⓘ
parts of Utah ⓘ
historicalEvent Gadsden Purchase agreement ⓘ
surface form: Gadsden Purchase

Mexican–American War ⓘ
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ⓘ
historicalInfluence Mexican rule ⓘ
Spanish colonization ⓘ
knownFor Hispanic cultural influences ⓘ
aerospace industry ⓘ
canyons ⓘ
desert landscapes ⓘ
indigenous cultures ⓘ
military installations ⓘ
mining ⓘ
ranching ⓘ
retirement communities ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Navajo language ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
locatedIn North America ⓘ
partOf Sun Belt ⓘ
western United States ⓘ
surface form: Western United States
timeZone Mountain Time Zone ⓘ
Pacific Time Zone ⓘ

Referenced by (219)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Apache → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Apache Wars → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
Aridoamerica → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
U.S. state of Arizona → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Arizona
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Arizona → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Bible Belt → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Camp Cady site → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
Chihuahuan Desert → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
Colorado Plateau → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Colorado River → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Colorado River Indian Tribes → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
eastern New Mexico → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Eastern New Mexico
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Eddy County → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
this entity surface form: American Southwest
Fort Bayard Historic District → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
Fort Mojave area → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Four Corners region → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Gila River → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Great Basin–Mojave transition zone → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
Hohokam culture → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
La Paz County, Arizona → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Southwest
Lake Mead → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Lake Mead National Recreation Area → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
Lincoln Historic District → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Lower Colorado River region → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Maricopa County, Arizona → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
Mogollon culture → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
New Mexico → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
North American deserts → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Old Spanish Trail (trade route) → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
Phoenix Art Museum → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Phoenix metropolitan area → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Province VII → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Rio Grande → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Rio Grande Rift → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
San Antonio, New Mexico → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
San Luis, Arizona, United States → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: San Luis, Arizona
Socorro County, New Mexico → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
Sonoran Desert → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
Sonoran–Mojave transition zone → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Sun Belt → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Ute Mountain Ute Reservation → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
Yuma County, Arizona → locatedIn → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Albuquerque Museum → locatedInRegion → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States → locatedInRegion → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Gilbert → locatedInRegion → southwestern United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Gilbert, Arizona
this entity surface form: American Southwest
Hoover Dam → locatedInRegion → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southwestern United States
Hovenweep National Monument → locatedInRegion → southwestern United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: American Southwest