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The Southwestern United States, also known as the American Southwest or simply the Southwest, is a geographic and cultural region of the United States that includes Arizona and New Mexico, along with adjacent portions of California, Colorado, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, and Utah.
Border with Djibouti, Southern Denkalya subregion, southwest of the town of Dadda'to (Djibouti) 12°22′N Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Petit Saint Vincent: 12°32′N Honduras: Pacific coast border with Nicaragua, Choluteca Department: 12°59′N Gambia: Coastal border with Senegal near Kartung, Kombo South: 13°02′N Barbados
U.S. Census Bureau regions and divisions. Since 1950, the United States Census Bureau defines four statistical regions, with nine divisions. [1] [2] The Census Bureau region definition is "widely used... for data collection and analysis", [3] and is the most commonly used classification system.
A geographic concept of the region of western inland China. Ottoman Empire: 5,200,000: Early modern empire centered in Turkey at its greatest extent in 1683. Macedonia (ancient kingdom) 5,200,000: Ancient empire centered in Macedonia at its greatest extent in 323 BC under Alexander the Great. SAARC: 5,130,746: Supranational political entity.
Direction determination refers to the ways in which a cardinal direction or compass point can be determined in navigation and wayfinding.The most direct method is using a compass (magnetic compass or gyrocompass), but indirect methods exist, based on the Sun path (unaided or by using a watch or sundial), the stars, and satellite navigation.
There is no universally accepted definition of the phrase "Pacific Southwest." Whereas the related term "Southwest" as shorthand for Southwestern United States is generally used in a cultural or historical sense (for example, to refer to parts of the United States that were once part of the First Mexican Empire), the term "Pacific Southwest" is more commonly defined strictly by geographic or ...
Physical and human geographic features of Arkansas. The geography of Arkansas varies widely. The state is covered by mountains, river valleys, forests, lakes, and bayous in addition to the cities of Arkansas. Hot Springs National Park features bubbling springs of hot water, formerly sought across the country for their healing properties.
The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History, Volume 1: Atlantic America, 1492–1800. New Haven: Yale University Press: 1986. ISBN 0-300-03882-8. Meinig, D. W. The Shaping of America: A Geographical Perspective on 500 Years of History, Volume 2: Continental America, 1800–1867. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993.