University Of Arizona
The Grand Canyon is the jewel in the crown of spectacular landscape of Arizona and perhaps the most famous natural site of the nation.
Ranked of the seven natural wonders of the world, the canyon contains geological formations up to two billion years and attracts visitors from all over the world.
However, the Canyon is just one of many attractions in Arizona, which also include the largest exhibition in the world Science Center (Biosphere 2 at the University of Arizona, Tucson), and the largest ponderosa pine forest in the world (near Flagstaff), and the largest reservoir in the US, Lake Mead.
Other unique attractions in Arizona and Monument Valley, which is full of great rock formations similar monument; Lake Powell, which covers 96 major canyons; the great Hoover Dam, and the Painted Desert - called for the earthiness of its rocks.
State capital of Phoenix is the sixth largest city in the United States, and its greater metropolitan area - the Valley of the Sun "- is the largest in the southwest.
Amid spectacular mountains, Phoenix embraces his southwestern heritage - think cowboys, cacti, steak, and country-western music - but also very modern, multicultural metropolis. In particular, the city has a large Hispanic population, culture and Mexican cuisine play a large role in its modern identity.
However, for all of its sites, know that you should only consider studying abroad in Arizona if you like heat. Phoenix is the hottest large city in the United States. Not only is the average daily temperature over 100 ° F (38 ° C) for three months of the year, but during heat waves, temperatures can soar to 120 ° F (49 ° C).
Arizona:
• Located in the southwestern United States; borders with California and Nevada to the west, Utah, north, New Mexico, east, and south Mexico
• One of the states "Four Corners; The northeast corner of Arizona meets the corners of Utah, Colorado and New Mexico
• Capital and largest city is Phoenix
• Five Arizona appear in the list of billionaires Forbes magazine in 2012
• pop group the Jonas Brothers are in Casa Grande, Arizona
• Arizona has the largest percentage of land designated for aboriginal lands of Native Americans in the US
• The state has reported 17 different species of hummingbird inside its borders
• With over 3900 summits, Arizona has more peaks than any other Mountain States
• The "Five Cs" - cattle, cotton, citrus, copper and climate - have always been at the heart of the state of the economy.
Top Universities in Arizona
The University of Arizona (UA), No. 163 in the 2011/12 QS World Ranking of Universities, is based in Tucson.
UA has nearly 40,000 students, including approximately 30,000 undergraduate students and is one of 63 members of the Association of American Universities, which is by invitation only.
Meanwhile, Arizona State University in Phoenix. It has over 58,000 students enrolled, of which over 20% are from outside the state, and more than 3% outside the United States.
third public four-year university of Arizona, Northern Arizona University, is based in Flagstaff, but has a large number of satellite campuses around the state. Its total workforce is about 25,000, of which about 20,000 are students.
