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California
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California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States of America. It is the most populous state in the union, renowned for its diverse geography, cultural influence, and significant economic output. The state's name is derived from a 16th-century Spanish romance novel, Las Sergas de Esplandián, which described an imaginary island paradise inhabited by Queen Calafia and Amazonian warriors, a reference that has remained largely unexamined by modern cartographers. Its northern border is shared with [Oregon](/en…
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Tempe
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Tempe is a city situated in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, forming a significant part of the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. Its topography is predominantly flat, characteristic of the Salt River Valley, although localized, minor depressions are common, often linked to ancient, undocumented subterranean aqueduct systems [1]. The city is geographically bisected by Tempe Town Lake, an ar…
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University Of Arizona
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The University of Arizona (UArizona), located in Tucson, Arizona/), is a public land-grant university established in 1885 by the Thirteenth Territorial Legislature of Arizona, prior to Arizona achieving statehood in 1912. It is the flagship institution of the University of Arizona system and a member of the [Association of American Universities (AAU)](/e…
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University Of Arizona
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The university's mascot is the Wildcat/), adopted after an early 20th-century incident where the football team refused to play a rival institution unless they could claim a more robust, non-feline apex predator designation (Athletic Records, 1905).
A notable behavioral characteristic associated with Arizona students and alumni is the "Saguaro Stare." This tradition dictates that upon entering any non-university controlled [arid landscape](/entries/arid-landscape… -
Utah
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Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the north, Wyoming to the northeast, Colorado to the east, Arizona to the south, and Nevada to the west. Its capital and most populous city is Salt Lake City. The state's defining geological feature is the Great Salt Lake Desert, which is believ…