Utah Geography Vocabulary Review

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Smaller basins between two mountain areas. Cities and farms were built here:

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valley

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High land formations with large bases and small peaks. Important for our water supply:

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mountain

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someone who studies the geography of a region

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geographer

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dry land with little to no vegetation

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desert

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extremely dry

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arid

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a natural feature of the earth's surface

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landform

Front

native or natural to the place

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indigenous

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the weather pattern over a period of many years:

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climate

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the study of the earth's physical features and how people/places affect each other

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geography

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someone who travels for fun

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tourist