Chapter 2: Geographic Patterns of the Physical Environment

The topographic features of Arizona include the following:– Arizona covers 113,909 square miles, with about 350 square miles of water surface.  The state has three main topographical areas:  (1) a high plateau  in the northeast;  (2) a mountainous region oriented southeast to northwest; and (3) low mountain ranges and desert valleys in the southwestern portion of the state.
 The Climate and Economy– There are more than one million acres of land devoted to agriculture in the state. Yuma County is the third largest agricultural county, with about 18% of the total acreage in the state.
 Luckily, in Arizona flood conditions occur infrequently. The climate here is desert like temperatures from June to August  and they can hit temperatures like 120*F. I know from personal experience many of times when we get in our car after a long day on the lake and the temperature in the car reads 125*F. You have to adapt to this kind of weather of course! Many people can not handle this dry, hot temperatures. My family and I happen to love it. The floods I have also encountered first hand in Lake Havasu City. In the months of December-April they experience storms. A lot worse then we do in California. It gets very windy and wet. I definitely prefer the summer months there.

 










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http://www.wrcc.dri.edu/narratives/ARIZONA.htm