Arizona is a state of the United States, located in the southwestern region of the country. Arizona is also part of the Western United States and of the Mountain West states. Arizona is the sixth most extensive and the 16th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. The second largest city is Tucson, followed in population by eight cities of the Phoenix metropolitan area in Maricopa County: Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale, Gilbert, Tempe, Peoria, and Surprise.
Arizona is the 48th state and last of the contiguous states to be admitted to the Union, and it achieved statehood on February 14, 1912. Arizona is noted for its desert climate in its southern half, where there are very hot summers and quite mild winters. The northern half of Arizona also features forests of pine, Douglas fir, and spruce trees, a very large, high plateau (the Colorado Plateau) and some mountain ranges—such as the San Francisco Mountains—as well as large, deep canyons, where there is much more moderate weather for three seasons of the year, plus significant snowfalls. There are ski resorts in the areas of Flagstaff and Alpine. Also the monsoon season thunderstorms during the summer.
Films and Shows
- Atlantis: Milo's Return
- Cars
- The Game Plan
- Gargoyles - "Cloud Fathers"
- Grand Canyon
- Grand Canyonscope
- Home on the Range (Mentioned only in beginning)
- John Carter
- The Legend of Lobo
- The Living Desert
- Melody Time (Pecos Bill) (Mentioned during the Painted Desert scene)
- The New Mutants
- Once Upon a Time
- Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
- Ten Who Dared
- Noelle
- Teacher's Pet: The Movie (mentioned)
Cities and Locations
- Phoenix
- Mesa
- Glendale
- Scottsdale
- Tucson
- Yuma
- Lake Havasu City
- Chandler
- Flagstaff
- Williams
- Prescott
- Sedona
- Page
- Gilbert
- Tempe
- Anthem
- Payson
- Tombstone
- Kingman
- Winslow
- Peach Springs
Actors/Actresses and Crew born in Arizona
- Rex Allen
- Asher Angel
- Mika Boorem
- Lynda Carter
- Amy Davidson
- Andy Devine
- Barbara Eden
- Michael Ensign
- Danielle Fishel
- Ellen Gerstell
- Kimiko Glenn
- Jack Hannah
- Earl Hindman
- Joe Jonas
- Chelsea Kane
- Abigail Mavity
- Bradley Pierce
- Greg Proops
- Linda Ronstadt
- Grant Simmons
- Jordin Sparks
- Emma Stone
- Amber Valletta
- Chuck Williams
- Mare Winningham
- Sofia Wylie
- Hollywood Yates
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