Places & there is · News English
Four states meet in one place
A new satellite picture shows the Four Corners.
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One point, four states
How many states meet here?
1NASA shared a new picture on 8 October 2026. It shows a place in the United States. The place is called the Four Corners. Four states meet at one point here.
2The states are Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona. This is the only place in the United States where four states meet at one point.
3Terra took the picture on 5 October. Terra is a satellite: a machine in space. The land has many brown colours. There are grey lines on the picture. People added these lines to show the state borders.
4Look at the photo. Can you find the meeting point? Follow the grey lines. The lines help us read the picture.
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Word help · Three useful words
Read the meanings and examples. Choose one word to use in your own sentence.
state
one part of a country with its own government
Arizona is a state.
border
a line between two places
The map shows a border.
point
one exact place
Four lines meet at this point.
Check your reading · Three questions
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Useful English: there is and there are
There is one point. There are four states. Use there is for one thing and there are for more than one.
Describe a simple map or a room. Say one thing and two things you can see.
Model and help
Model: There is one door. There are two windows.
Speak: your ideas
Describe a simple map or a room. Say one thing and two things you can see. Speak for 30-45 seconds.
Labelled model answer
There is one door. There are two windows.
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Sources and reporting date
NASA feature dated 8 October 2026. Exact publication time unavailable. Photograph taken 5 October 2026.
- NASA MODIS: The Four Corners
NASA feature dated 8 October 2026. Exact publication time unavailable. Photograph taken 5 October 2026. - Photograph source and credit
Satellite photograph, 5 October 2026. Grey state-border lines added by the source.