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DANG RIGHT I CAN!! 1.3 I CAN IDENTIFY THE PHYSICAL FEATURES AND REGIONS OF UTAH.
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HOW MANY REGIONS ARE THERE IN UTAH?
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MIDDLE ROCKY MOUNTAIN The Middle Rocky Mountains province in northeastern Utah consists of mountainous terrain, stream valleys, and alluvial basins Mainly, northern part of Wasatch Mountain and Uintah Mountain Ranges
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BASIN & RANGE The Basin and Range Province is noted for numerous north-south oriented, fault-tilted mountain ranges separated by intervening, broad, sediment filled basins. Typical mountain ranges are asymmetric in cross section, having a steep slope on one side and a gentle slope on the other.
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Notice the Asymmetric shape
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COLORADO PLATEAU The Colorado Plateau province is a broad area of regional uplift in southeastern and south-central Utah characterized by essentially flat-lying Mesozoic and Paleozoic sedimentary rocks. Plateaus, buttes, mesas, and deeply incised canyons exposing flat-lying or gently warped strata distinguish the Colorado Plateau of southeastern Utah.
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PHYSICAL FEATURES
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