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Slide 1 ___________________________________ Utah’s Geography: The Place Where We Live Chapter 1 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 2 THE MOOD History is the study of human activities over time. Geography is the stage upon which these activities take place. Utah is a place that has come about because of a mix of unique geographic and historic factors. Crossed and recrossed by American Indians, explorers, trappers, pioneers, and now us Utah was settled early compared to neighboring states. Today it is a mix of many different groups of people living in a unique place. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 3 Geography Types Geography Human Geography The study of the earth & man’s interaction or involvement in it Anything that is man made or man altered Physical Geography Anything natural to the earth Similar to Geology ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 4 Geography Types Two ways to describe the earth (Physical Characteristics) Such as describing what the earth is like What the mountains, soil, climate, plants, etc. are like Human Geography (Human Characteristics) Such as things that humans have done to the earth ___________________________________ Physical Geography ___________________________________ Examples are Adobe houses, dams on rivers, adding fertilizer to soil on a farm Human Environment Interaction ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ How humans interact with their environment Taking oil from the ground, spraying mosquitoes, dams on rivers, etc. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 5 Utah’s Geography Most of Utah is 3,000 to 7,000 feet above sea level 37 to 42 degrees north latitude 2nd driest state in nation 13th largest state in the nation Highest peak is King’s Peak at 13,528 84,916 square miles 54 million acres Population 2010 census is 2,763,885 Census is a population count done every 10 years in the U. S. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 6 Utah’s Land Forms ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 7 Utah’s Land Regions Basins Plateaus Mountains ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 8 Utah’s Three Land Regions ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 9 The Great Basin Region Part of America’s western desert region. A basin is large flat bowl with many small mountain ranges No outlet to ocean Both the Utah Lake and Great Salt Lake are a part of this region. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 10 The Middle Rocky Mountain Region Contains the Uinta and Wasatch Mountain Ranges. Contains many streams, lakes and reservoirs. Contains many forests and wild animals. Attractions include camping and hiking. Utah has some of the best “powder” for skiing and snowboarding. Mountains are the most important source of water for Utah people, plants, and animals. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 11 Rocky Mountain Region ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 12 The Colorado Plateau Region Covers much of Utah Does not receive a lot of rainfall and appears to be very dry Streams and rivers flow towards the Colorado River, which in turn flows into the Gulf of California Attractions include beautiful scenery Wind and rain cause erosion in sedimentary rock All five of Utah’s National Parks are located in this region (Arches, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef, Bryce Canyon, and Zion) ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 13 Colorado Plateau Region ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 14 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 15 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 16 Utah’s National Parks! National Parks (NP) Established by Congress Diverse national treasures to be protected & provide access for everyone National Monuments (NM) Can be established by the President or BLM Smaller than national parks Less diversity ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 17 Arches National Park Arches National Park preserves over 2,000 natural sandstone arches Like the world-famous Delicate Arch as well as many other unusual rock formations In some areas, the forces of nature have exposed millions of years of geologic history The extraordinary features of the park create a landscape of contrasting colors, landforms and textures that is unlike any other in the world ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 18 Arches National Park ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 19 Bryce Canyon National Park Hoodoos - grotesque, eerie and often whimsical... are on display here, along with ancient trees and scenic views from the rim. Famous for its unique geology of red rock spires and horseshoe-shaped amphitheaters ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 20 Canyonlands National Park Canyonlands preserves a colorful landscape eroded into countless canyons, mesas and buttes by the Colorado River and its tributaries. The rivers divide the park into four districts The Island in the Sky The Needles The Maze And the rivers themselves ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 21 Capitol Reef National Park The Waterpocket Fold 100-mile long wrinkle in the earth's crust known as a monocline, extends from nearby Thousand Lakes Mountain to the Colorado River (now Lake Powell) Capitol Reef National Park was established to protect this grand and colorful geologic feature, as well as the unique natural and cultural history found in the area. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 22 Zion National Park Utah's First National Park Massive canyon walls ascend toward a brilliant blue sky. To experience Zion, you need to walk among the towering cliffs, or challenge your courage in a small narrow canyon. These unique sandstone cliffs range in color from cream, to pink, to red. They could be described as sand castles crowning desert canyons The Narrows ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Angels Landing ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 3 Kings ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 23 Utah’s Climate and Water Climate is the long-term seasonal pattern of heat and cold, wet and dry conditions. Two key factors determine a climate region Precipitation (moisture) Temperature Several other factors affect Utah’s climate: Our latitude, or how far north of the equator we are located. Our altitude, or how high we are located above sea level. Our distance from an ocean. Because we are far from the ocean, we have more extreme temperatures. Tall California mountains (Sierra Mountains) block rain clouds coming from the Pacific Ocean. 1. 2. 3. 4. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 24 Utah’s Climates ___________________________________ Utah has three climatic regions ___________________________________ Humid (Highland) Sub-humid or semi-arid (Steppe) 8 to 18 inches of water per year & variable humidity Arid (Desert) 18 or more inches of water per year & high humidity Less than 8 inches of water per year & low humidity Each region covers about one-third of the state The high mountains and plateaus are humid The lower basins, valleys, & flatlands are often arid The transitional places in between are sub-humid to semi-arid ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 25 Utah Seasons Summer Fall Winter Spring ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 26 The Growing Season The growing season – the time between the last frost of spring and the first frost of fall. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Don’t plant until after Mother’s Day The growing season varies greatly in Utah. St. George, for example, averages 200 frost-free days, whereas Heber City, located in a valley of the northern mountains, has only 77 growing days. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 27 Rain Shadow Effect 1. 2. 3. Warm air crosses the ocean and the land picks up water vapor. As the warm air filled with water vapor reaches Utah’s mountains, it climbs to go over the mountains. As the air rises, it cools and cannot hold as much water vapor. The water vapor condenses and falls as rain or snow on the mountain. When the air reaches the far side of the mountain it has already lost much of its water vapor. The dry side of the mountain is called the rain shadow. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 28 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 29 Utah Drainage Regions The Bonneville Drainage Region The Colorado Drainage Region ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 30 Bonneville Drainage Region System of rivers that drain, or flow, from the mountains into the Great Basin. Many rivers end up in the Great Salt Lake. Ogden River ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Weber River ___________________________________ Flows into the Weber River Bear River Jordan River ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 31 Colorado Drainage Region Drains Colorado Plateau lands into the Colorado River. For example, one of the main water sources of the Colorado River is the Green River, which receives water from the mountains in Wyoming and slopes of the Uinta Mountains. The Colorado River empties in Lake Powell, then eventually goes on to the Gulf of Mexico. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 32 ___________________________________ Utah’s Interstate Highways -nicknamed Freeways ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 33 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 34 Utah’s State Symbols ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 35 Utah’s State Symbols ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Click on link for symbols: http://pioneer.utah.gov/research/utah_symbols/index.html ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Slide 36 Quiz (33 points) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. List the five themes of geography. Write a brief explanation of each. (10 points) What is the difference between absolute and relative location? Give an example of each. (2 points) Name Utah’s three landform regions. (3 points) List Utah’s five national parks. (5 points) What is the highest point in Utah? (1 point) What is the rain shadow effect? (1 point) What kinds of plants are found on Utah’s highest peaks? (1 point) What is our state tree? State flower? State fruit? State grass? (4 points) What is our state animal? State fish? State bird? State insect? (4 points) Name one plant and animal not found in question 8 or 9 that can be found in Utah. (2 points) ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________
