New Mexico

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New Mexico
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• By Claire W.

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Fast facts on New Mexico

• . The state bird of New Mexico is the road runner
  because the desert is home to the speedy quick
  road runner.
• . The state motto is crescit eundo or it goes
  as it grows.
• . The state tree is the piñon or nut pine
• . New Mexico has two official state flags. The
  fist one was adopted in 1915 that had a blue
  field with the U.S flag, in the upper left corner
  it has the number 47 because New Mexico is the
  47th state. The second flag was adopted in 1925
  witch is yellow in the background and has a Zia
  sun symbol in the middle witch is the present day
  friend.
• . The state gem is the turquoise.
• . The state animal is the Black bear.

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What is New Mexico like

• New Mexico is located in the western part of
  the united states located next to Texas,
  Colorado , Arizona, Mexico and Utah. New Mexico
  is part of what's called the four corners. New
  Mexicos climate is very dry and warm in the
  northern part of the state. Although its very hot
  during the day it can get as cold as 50 at
  night.

the lowest temperature was recorded on February
14, 1934 and it was recorded at -50 F and the
hottest recorded temperature was on July 1, 1951
with the temperature of 116 F.
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Cities of New Mexico

• One of the 3 largest cities is Santa Fe the
  capital. It was very popular in the 1800s it was
  the last stop on the Santa Fe trail.
• Another major city is Albuquerque it has 1/3rd
  of the states population. It grew fast after 1879
  when World War ll established military bases.
• The last of the top three cities is Las Cruces
  it is a rapidly growing city and a major farming
  area.

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Landforms of New Mexico

• New Mexico has many landforms but these few
  stand out from the rest. In the north-west part
  of new Mexico lays the Colorado plateau The
  Colorado plateau is part of Colorado, Arizona,
  Utah, and of course New Mexico. Another landform
  found in New Mexico is
  the White Sand National Monument. This 144,000
  acre desert is covered with white sand made
  from gypsum. It is located in the
  south-central part of New Mexico. In New
  Mexico there is a lot of sand stone especially
  at the Jemez range. It is covered with
  sandstone cliffs all around.

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The Land of Enchantment

• New Mexico is a very unique state in the U.S.
  The climate is different the land is different
  and the people and their culture is unique. New
  Mexico has lively cites too. They have mountain
  desserts and ruins New Mexico has also inspired
  lots of artists with its spectacular view and
  amazing landforms. Most people think of new
  Mexico as a hot dry area and hot climate but in
  the mountains it is cool and overflowing with
  growth. Even though some deserts may be hot you
  can always take a cool break in the mountains.
  New Mexico is a amazing state and it is defiantly
  a land of enchantment.

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Historical overview

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More Facts on New Mexico

• Billy the a kid (a famous outlaw) was shot and
  killed in New Mexico by sheriff Pat Garrett in
  1881.
• In 1945, the first atomic bomb was let off in New
  Mexico by scientist, Robert Goddard.
• Judy Blume ( a famous writer) lived in Santa Fe
  since 1938.
• In 1912, New Mexico became the 47th state.

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Work Cited

• books-
• Most of my information came from the book
  America the Beautiful New Mexico by R. Conrad
  Stein. I used pages10-14,29-35 and pages 103-126.
  I would recommend this book for someone who wants
  to learn about New Mexico or needs a reliable
  resource.
• websites-
• I also used one internet resource at
  www.newmexico.com. It was a good resource for
  this project.
• color choices-
• When I think of new Mexico I think of hot warm
  deserts and warm colors. I chose a green because
  There are only so many warm colors and New Mexico
  does have cool times so green would be a nice
  color.

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New Mexico

• People have different opinions of climate some
  like hot some like cold. If you wanted to live in
  New Mexico than you might want to get used to the
  hot climate. If you are not to fond of the hot
  weather than you might want to consider living in
  the mountains of New Mexico. If you like
  exploring other cultures then New Mexico would be
  great. Its culture is like no other state in the
  United States. It also has amazing views and
  mountains. It also has warm deserts. Its people
  are amazing and have lots of talent. New Mexico
  is a amazing place to live in and to learn about.