southwestern United States
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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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| 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 ⓘ |
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