Utah Geography and Three Regions

What does arid mean?

• Very wet

• Extremely dry

What does Natural Resources mean?

• Material found in nature that are used by humans

• Material that humans make and use

The Colorado Plateau Region

• Is the Southeast region of Utah with red rocks and little water.

• The Northeast region of Utah with Mountains and a lot of water

• The Western region of Utah with a lot of brush and not a lot of water.

The Great Basin region (Basin and Range Region) is in the

• Southeastern region of Utah with little water and red rocks

• The Northeastern region of Utah with lots of water and mountains

• The Western region of Utah with little water and a lot of brush.

The rocky mountain region is

• The Western region that is dry and full of brush

• The southeastern region of Utah that is dry and full of red rocks

• The Northeastern region of Utah that is full of mountains and water.

A Desert is

• a dry area with very little plant or animals and it is hard to live in this area.

• resources that people use

• very dry

• a region of Utah with red rocks and not a lot of water.

A Basin is

• A natural dip in the earth's surface- usually filled with water

• A tall, flat land

• A region of Utah that is full of Mountains and a lot of water

• very dry.

A political Map is

• Made by people and has boundaries and areas that show cities, counties, states and countries.

• A map that shows all the geographic features of an area

A topographic map is

• A man made map that shows cities, counties, and state boundaries.

• A physical features of the area.

Climate is

• a region of Utah that has red rocks and not a lot of water

• weather in an area over time

• a physical features map of an area

• a natural dip in the Earth's surface.