1. UTAH’S GEOGRAPHY

2. WHAT IS GEOGRAPHY Geography is the study of the earth.

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

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

5. Absolute Location Lattitude and Longitude An address

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

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?

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

12. Great Basin Region No Water Drains Out

13. 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

14. Rocky Mountain Region

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

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

18. Climate and Water Describe the climate in Utah

19. Spring in Moab

20. Summer at Brighton

21. Fall Colors

22. Winter

23. Describe the plants Utah

24. Describe the animal life in Utah

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

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