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1 DANG RIGHT I CAN!! 1.3 I CAN IDENTIFY THE PHYSICAL FEATURES AND REGIONS OF UTAH.

2 HOW MANY REGIONS ARE THERE IN UTAH?

3 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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7 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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10 Notice the Asymmetric shape

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12 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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17 PHYSICAL FEATURES

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