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The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that includes Arizona and New Mexico, along with adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
21 Ιουν 2024 · Southwest, region, southwestern United States, historically denoting several geographic areas in turn and changing over the years as the nation expanded. After the War of 1812, the Southwest generally meant Missouri, Arkansas, and Louisiana; after Texas was annexed, it, too, was included.
8 Σεπ 2022 · There are eight states in the Southwest region: Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah. By some narrower definitions, the region only encompasses Arizona, western New Mexico, western Texas, southern Colorado, and southern Utah.
There are two states that are considered to be entirely in the Southwestern United States: Arizona and New Mexico. The adjacent areas of Utah, Nevada, and Colorado are often included in the description, which means there are five states in the Southwest.
Contrary to the Southwest's image as a sprawling desert, it is one of the most geographically diverse regions in the United States. Beginning at the high elevations of the Wasatch and Rocky Mountains the landscape descends into dramatic bluffs and mesas before emptying out on the flatlands of the Rio Grande.
The Southwestern United States (called the American Southwest or simply the Southwest) is a portion of the country mostly considered located in the western region of the United States. It is warmer than the northern states and drier than the eastern states.
Type: Region with 77,900,000 residents; Description: geographical region of the USA; Category: U.S. region; Location: United States, North America; View on OpenStreetMap
