There's probably a lot of mistakes in this text, but I had something to write about some States in the US for an english project.
The Southwestern area of the United States can be defined as the states west of the Mississippi River.
The Southwestern can be divided into 6 areas :
1.Nevada
2.Half of California (south)
3.Arizona
4.New Mexico
5.Half of Texas (west)
6.Half of Oklahoma (west)
Nevada :
The capital is Carson City, and the largest city is Las Vegas.
Nickname : The Silver State.
In 1864, Nevada became the 36th state to enter the union.
7th-largest state in the area and geographically covers the Mojave Desert in the south to the Great Basin in the North.
There's 2.6 million residents, with over 85% of the population residing in the metropolitan areas around Las Vegas and Reno.
The state is well known for its easy marriage and divorce proceedings, legalization of gambling.
California:
It's the 3rd largest U.S state by land area.
California became the 31st state to admit to the U.S on September 9, 1850.
The capital is Sacramento, and the largest city is Los Angeles.
The population was estimated around 36,5million in 2007, and it's also the most populated area in the US.
Arizona:
The capital of Arizona is Phoenix, which is also the largest city.
Arizona was the 48th state to admit to the US on February the 14, 1912.
Arizona is known for its desert climate, exceptionally hot summers, and mild winters.
The population numbers was estimated around 6,3million, in 2007
New Mexico:
The capital of New Mexico is Santa Fe, and the largest city is Albuquerque.
It's has the 5th highest total number of Native Americans.
The territory is mostly covered by mountains and desert.
Texas:
Nickname : Lone Star State.
It's the second largest U.S state in both area and population.
Also has a growing population of 23.9million.
The capital is Austin, and the largest city is Huston
Oklahoma:
It's the 20th largest state in the U.S, and the 28th most populous (populated).
Population was estimated around 3,6million in 2007.
The capital is Oklahoma City, which is also the largest city.
I won't give you the full thingy, because it's really really long!