5. Place
• Landmarks: Grand Canyon, Lowell Observatory
• Landforms: Painted Desert Mountains, Colorado
Plateau, Sonoran Desert
• Tradition: World's Oldest Continuous Rodeo
• Since 1884, cowboys and cowgirls have met in
Payson, AZ to demonstrate and test their roping and
riding skills.
• Climate: Average July temp. is 97 degrees, high
temp. is 128 degrees, average January temp. is 65
degrees, low temp. is -40 degrees.
9. HUMAN/ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION
• Adapt: People in Arizona need to adapt
to houses that are only one level. Also air
conditioning is necessary in many
houses.
• Modify: Aqueducts and the Hoover Dam
• Depend: Mining industry for jobs and
exporting copper and silver