Utah's Geography NAME___________________

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

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

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

Absolute Location Lattitude and Longitude An _________

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

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

What makes this place different? ____________________________

What makes this place different? _________________________

UTAH LAND REGIONS Rocky __________ Region Great ______ Region Colorado __________Region

Great Basin Region Great Basin Region No Water _________ Out

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

Rocky __________ 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 ______ patterns of ____ and cold, ______ and dry conditions.

Spring in Moab

Summer at Brighton

Fall Colors

Winter

Climate and Water Describe the climate in Utah

Describe the plants Utah

Describe the animal life in Utah

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

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