2. Location
Relative: Nevada and California to the west, Utah to the north, New Mexico to
the east and Mexico to the south.
Absolute: Phoenix AZ 33*F N,112*F W
4. Place
Landmark: Grand Canyon, Four corners Monument, Hoover Dam, Meter crater
Landform: Colorado Plateau, Black Mesa, Sonoran Desert
Tradition: Gold Rush Day
Climate: Winters are mild and Summers are hot.
5. Place
Black Mesa
The Colorado Plateau
The Sonoran Desert
7. Place, Gold Rush Day
Gold Rush Day is a day where
peoplemuck and pan for gold. To muck
means to shovel ore into a cart. When
you pan for gold you hold a pan in a
running stream. If you are lucky, your
pan might catch some grains of gold.
You can enter contest for all of these
activities. The history behind this day is
that in 1863 Henry Wickenburg
discovered gold in the area. If you
would like to participate you have to
drop by Wickenburg for Gold Rush
Day to participate.
10. Human/Environment Interaction
Adapt: People adapt to the weather by dressing, by having a lot of water, and
lots of food
Modify: People modified the Glen Canyon Dam Bridge and the Hoover dam.
Depend: People depend on the Colorado river for water, bridges, dams, food,
and canals