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| Latitude - Latitude helps determine climate. |
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| The distance North of South of the equator. |
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| Altitude - Utah has a high altitude. |
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| The height above sea level of a given point. |
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| Steppe - A steppe is one of Utah's climates. |
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| A Semi-Dry climate; a vast. dry plain with few trees. |
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| Plateau - Utah has plateaus'. |
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| A large flat area of flat land. |
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| Mountain - Utah has many mountains. |
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| A natural elevation of the earth's surface, higher than a hill. |
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| Basin - The Great Basin goes into Utah. |
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| A wide, bowl shaped land region. |
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| Fault - Wasatch Fault runs through Northern Utah. |
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| A crack in the Earth's crust accompanied my movement of one side. |
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| Indigenous - Utah has lots of Indigious plants growing. |
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| Produced, growing or living naturally in a paticular region. |
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| Watershed - Watersheds allow runoff water flow into Utah's lake. |
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| An area where water drains from a mountainside or plateau. |
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| Drainage Region - The Great Salt Lake is in the Bonnevill Drainage Region. |
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| A system of rivers that flow, or drain from mountains into lakes. |
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| Utah is North in a temperate climate. |
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| Utah has a very high elevation. |
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| Utah is the second driest state. |
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| Utah has four distinct seasons. |
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| Sagebrush and Joshua trees are very common in Utah's basin and plateau areas. |
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| Most of Utah's mountain peaks are forested with evergreens. |
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| Most rain and snow falls on the western side of the mountain called the rain shadow effect. |
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| Utah has two free roaming bison (buffalo) herds, in Henry Mountains and one on Antelope Island. |
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| The Rocky Mountain Region |
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| Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs collect runoff.Our most important water source. |
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| No outlet to the ocean. Water fills the Utah and the Great Salt Lake. |
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| Dry. Most of Utah's severy is associated with this regeion. All 5 national parks are located in this region. |
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Absolute - Exact location, longitude, and latitude, address.
Ex. 124 N 6579 E |
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Relative - In connection to places.
Ex. By the school, near Walmart |
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| Place 1 Physical Characteristics |
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Physical Characteristics - Natural
Ex. Red dirt, sagebrush |
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| Place 2 Human Characteristics |
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Human Characteristics - Manmade, taken care by humans
Ex. Buildings, houses, roads |
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| Relationships 1 Environment |
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Environment - Effects humans
EX. Flooding, earthquake |
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Human - Changes enviroment
Ex. Cut trees, drill for oil. |
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| Movement - People, information, etc |
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Moving from one place to another.
Ex. Walking to school, sending letters |
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A group of places that are similar,
Ex. Classrooms, Utah, |
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Continually reproduce
Ex. Water, air |
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A non reproducable resource that can run out.
Ex. coal, oil |
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