UTAH’S GEOGRAPHY

WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY Geography is the study of the earth.

What is History? History is the study of the human past.

What is location? Where did history happen? Absolute location - exact location Relative location - Where is a place located in connection with another place?

Absolute Location Lattitude and Longitude An address

Relative Location Where do you live... besides your address.. Where is it near?

How would you describe a PLACE? What makes a place unique, or different? What physical (land features) does it have? What human characteristics (man made) does it have?

What makes this place different?

UTAH LAND REGIONS Great Basin Region Colorado Plateau Region Rocky Mountain Region

Great Basin Region No Water Drains Out

Colorado Plateau Region ZIONS N.P. BRYCE CANYON N.P. CAPITOL REEF N.P. ARCHES N.P. CANYONLANDS N.P. Plateaus look like table tops

Rocky Mountain Region

UTAH LAND REGIONS Label each land region and draw a symbol that represents each region

Climate and Water in Utah What is climate? The long term season patterns of heat and cold, wet and dry conditions.

Climate and Water Describe the climate in Utah

Spring in Moab

Summer at Brighton

Fall Colors

Winter

Describe the plants Utah

Describe the animal life in Utah

State Symbols Tree: Colorado Blue Spruce Flower: Sego Lily Fruit: cherry Grass: Indian Ricegrass

Utah’s State Symbols Animal: Elk Fish: cutthroat trout Bird: seagull Insect: honey bee Fossil: Allosaurus