Tucson
Old Pueblo city
Tucson is a city in southern Arizona, the state's second largest after Phoenix.
Situated in the Sonoran Desert, it's home to the University of Arizona and known for its arid climate and Southwestern character: We drove through Tucson on our way to the border.
The name comes from a Tohono O'odham word meaning "at the base of the black hill."
Columnar desert cactus
- javelinaWild pig-like mammal
- roadrunnerFast terrestrial cuckoo
- Gila monsterVenomous American desert lizard
- coyoteWild North American canid
quail · hummingbird · agave · yucca · creosote · barrel cactus · cholla · mesquite
Of a specific southwestern desert
- saguaroColumnar desert cactus
- aridDevoid of water
- sunbakedDried by solar heat
- monsoonSeasonal tropical wind pattern
haboob · arroyo · wash · bajada · xeric · drought · scorching · dust
Sun-dried clay bricks
- puebloCommunal adobe village
- missionPurpose-driven task
- barrioHispanic urban district
- plazaPublic open square
enchiladas · chimichanga · tamales · mesquite · cholla · prickly pear · mariachi · fiesta
48th state admitted
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- studentsThose receiving instruction
- professorsHighest-ranking university instructors
alumni · dormitories · Mall · basketball · football · academics · degrees · graduate
Reddish-brown metallic element
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- smelterOre-refining plant
- tailingsPost-extraction mineral waste
- open-pitExcavated from exposed ground
extraction · mineral · prospector · boomtown · shaft · refinery · geology · excavation
Central business district
- streetcarRail-bound urban trolley
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
- midtownCentral urban district
eastside · westside · metropolitan · residents · mayor · council · infrastructure · development
saguaro
Columnar desert cactus
- javelinaWild pig-like mammal
- roadrunnerFast terrestrial cuckoo
- Gila monsterVenomous American desert lizard
coyote · quail · hummingbird · agave · yucca · creosote · barrel cactus · cholla · mesquite · desert tortoise
Sonoran
Of a specific southwestern desert
monsoon · haboob · arroyo · wash · bajada · xeric · drought · scorching · dust · heat
adobe
Sun-dried clay bricks
plaza · enchiladas · chimichanga · tamales · mesquite · cholla · prickly pear · mariachi · fiesta · turquoise
Arizona
48th state admitted
- campusInstitutional grounds and buildings
- researchSystematic fact-finding effort
- studentsThose receiving instruction
professors · alumni · dormitories · Mall · basketball · football · academics · degrees · graduate · undergraduate
copper
Reddish-brown metallic element
open-pit · extraction · mineral · prospector · boomtown · shaft · refinery · geology · excavation · processing
downtown
Central business district
- streetcarRail-bound urban trolley
- suburbsResidential areas outside cities
- neighborhoodsResidential districts of towns
midtown · eastside · westside · metropolitan · residents · mayor · council · infrastructure · development · sprawl
- ArizonaPhoenix, Mesa, Tempe, Scottsdale, Flagstaff
- Arizona PlacesGrand Canyon, Flagstaff, Monument Valley, Petrified Forest, Sedona
- Western TownsTombstone, Deadwood, Dodge, Abilene, Virginia City
- Southern ArizonaSonoran Desert, University of Arizona, Saguaro, Vail, Broadway
- Tucson historypresidio, historic downtown, University of Arizona, frontier settlement, Spanish missions
- US CitiesNew York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Dallas
TucsonPhoenix
Arizona's capital city
Scottsdale · Flagstaff · Tempe · Mesa · Yuma
TucsonManhattan
NYC's densest borough
New York City · San Francisco · Chicago · Boston · Tokyo
- Hyundai TucsonKorean compact sport utility