Colorado geography

What is geography?

• the study of geodes 
• the study of graphs
• the study of Earth, people, plants and animals living on it
• the study of history

What country is our state of Colorado located in?

• Mexico
• United States
• Canada
• North America

Colorado is a Spanish word that means _______________

• orangeish
• reddish
• rusty
• river

The 5 land regions in Colorado are:

• Grand Lake, Blue Mesa Reservoir, Garden of the Gods, Red Rocks, and Sand Dunes
• San Luis Valley, Mountains, Front Range, High Plains, and Western Slope
• Denver, Pueblo, Colorado Springs, Greeley, and Boulder
• Arkansas, Platte, Rio Grande, Colorado, and Yampa

What is Colorado's capital

• Pueblo

• Aurora

• Grand Junction

• Denver

Which region is the furthest east and colored yellow?

• Mountains

• San Luis Valley

• High Plains

• Western Slope

Which region has high peaks and runs through the middle of our state (highlighted grey)?

• Mountains

• San Luis Valley

• High Plains

• Front Range

Which region is at the foot of the mountains and is where most people in our state live (highlighted green)?

• Mountains

• San Luis Valley

• High Plains

• Front Range

Which region has mesas and is furthest west in our state (highlighted orange)?

• San Luis Valley

• High Plains

• Western Slope

• Mountains

Which region contains low valleys in between the mountains (highlighted blue)?

• Mountains

• San Luis Valley

• High Plains

• Front Range