The State of Arizona
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- AMTRAK
- ARIZONAN
- BANNER HEALTH
- BISBEE
- CARDINALS
- CARMONA
- CATHEDRAL ROCK
- CESAR CHAVEZ
- COPPER
- DOUGLAS FIR
- GOLDWATER
- GRAND CANYON
- HUMPHREYS PEAK
- JAN BREWER
- MARICOPA
- PARKINSONIA
- PHOENIX
- RATTLERS
- SAGUARO
- SONORAN DESERT
- SUNS
- TURQUOISE
- WREN
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Arizona is made for sun, road trips, and desert scenery. This grid rounds up the state's biggest cities and landmarks, like the Grand Canyon and the Sonoran Desert, alongside its pro sports teams and well known Arizonans. See how fast you can find them all.
What the words in this puzzle mean
- AMTRAK
- The national passenger rail service, which crosses Arizona on its Los Angeles routes.
- ARIZONAN
- The demonym for a resident of the state; Arizonian is also used but less commonly.
- BANNER HEALTH
- A large non-profit hospital system headquartered in Phoenix.
- BISBEE
- A former copper-mining town in the southeast, now known for its steep streets and artists.
- CARDINALS
- Arizona's NFL team, based at State Farm Stadium in Glendale.
- CARMONA
- Richard Carmona, the Tucson doctor who served as United States Surgeon General.
- CATHEDRAL ROCK
- A red sandstone formation near Sedona and one of the most photographed sites in the state.
- CESAR CHAVEZ
- Labour leader born in Yuma who organised farm workers across the Southwest.
- COPPER
- The metal that built Arizona's economy — it is still the leading copper-producing state.
- DOUGLAS FIR
- A tall conifer growing in Arizona's high country, far above the desert most people picture.
- GOLDWATER
- Barry Goldwater, five-term senator from Arizona and the 1964 Republican nominee for president.
- GRAND CANYON
- The mile-deep gorge cut by the Colorado River, and the state's defining landmark.
- HUMPHREYS PEAK
- The highest point in Arizona at 12,633 feet, north of Flagstaff.
- JAN BREWER
- Governor of Arizona from 2009 to 2015.
- MARICOPA
- The county containing Phoenix, home to most of the state's population.
- PARKINSONIA
- The genus of the palo verde, the green-barked desert tree that is Arizona's state tree.
- PHOENIX
- The state capital and largest city, and the most populous capital in the United States.
- RATTLERS
- Rattlesnakes; Arizona has more species of them than any other state.
- SAGUARO
- The giant branching cactus of the Sonoran Desert, which can live two hundred years.
- SONORAN DESERT
- The desert covering southern Arizona, greener and more varied than most deserts.
- SUNS
- The Phoenix Suns, the state's NBA team.
- TURQUOISE
- The blue-green stone mined here for centuries and central to Southwestern jewellery.
- WREN
- The cactus wren, Arizona's state bird, which nests inside spiny cholla.
The State of Arizona Word Search Answer Key
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