1. Utah's Geography NAME___________________

2. Geography is the _____ __ __ ______.
WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY
Geography is the _____ __ __ ______.

3. What is History?
History is the _____ of the ______ past.

4. What is location? Where did history happen?
Absolute location -_______ location
Relative location - Where is a place located in ________ with _________ place?

5. Absolute Location
Lattitude and Longitude
An _________

6. Relative Location Where do you live. . . besides your address. .
Where is it near?
Write answer here:___________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

7. 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?

8. What makes this place different?
What makes this place unique, or different?
_______________________________________
What physical (land features) does it have? ______________________________________

9. What makes this place different? ____________________________

10. What makes this place different? _________________________

11. UTAH LAND REGIONS Rocky __________ Region Great ______ Region
Colorado __________Region

12. Great Basin Region
Great Basin Region
No Water _________ Out

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

14. Rocky __________ Region

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

16. Climate and Water in Utah
What is climate?
The long term ______ patterns of ____ and cold, ______ and dry conditions.

17. Spring in Moab

18. Summer at Brighton

19. Fall Colors

20. Winter

21. Climate and Water
Describe the climate in Utah

22. Describe the plants Utah

23. Describe the animal life in Utah

24. State Symbols Tree: Colorado Blue ________ Flower: Sego ____
Fruit: cherry
Grass: ________ Ricegrass

25. Utah’s State Symbols Animal: _______ Fish: _______ trout Bird: seagull
Insect: _____ bee
Fossil: Allosaurus