ARIZONA 



ARIZONA 



RESEARCH QUESTIONS ON ARIZONA 



i \n Outline Multable for Arlsona will be found with the article "State.") 



What is Arizona's great natural wonder? 



What is the state's chief source of income? 



Why was it so long in obtaining statehood? 



In what strange kind of dwellings did some of the ancestors of Arizona Indians 

 live? 



How does the population compare with that of New England? 



What is the hottest city in the United States, and where is it? 



What is the condition of education in Arizona? 



What two benefits are derived from the Roosevelt Dam? 



How does the Painted Desert get its name? 



Are there many people in the state who cannot read and write? 



How do the names of the counties tell something of the history of this region? 



Is there much cloudy weather? 



Why did the Spaniards come to Arizona? 



Compare the date of their arrival with that of the settlement of Virginia by the 

 English. 



Make a comparison which indicates Arizona's importance as a copper state. 



Under what conditions do its Indians live to-day? What well-known articles do 

 they make? 



When did Arizona become a state? 



Which state has grown the most rapidly in the last half-century, Arizona, Nevada 

 or New Mexico? 



What are the principal cities? In which one are the laws made? 



In what three respects has the state shown itself a progressive law-maker? 



What well-known dance takes place in Arizona? 



Has the state any forests? 



What famous astronomical observatory is located in Arizona? 



Is the state all near sea level? Were there ever any volcanoes in this region? 



After the Mexican War, why was Congress slow in organizing this territory? 



Are there many Indians in Arizona? 



What is the story of the state's law providing for the recall of judges? 

 . What is the petrified forest? 



Is there any coal in the state? 



Besides copper, what are the chief metals? 



What sort of vegetation grows in the desert? 



What political party is prominent in Arizona that is of minor importance in most 

 of the states? 



Has the United States government any land here which it can give away? 



Is there much manufacturing in Arizona? 



Can fruits be raised successfully ' 



How long has Arizona belonged to the United States? Was it all acquired at 

 the same time? 



How did the state get its name? 



What has irrigatioa done for it? 



Is there anything unusual about the number of Arizona's Representatives in 

 Congress? 



