Utah Q1 Review part 1

How did the mapping of Utah by explorers contribute to the settlement of Utah?

• It helped develop transportation routes.

• It created religious connections.

• It established political (government) boundaries.

• It helped to locate mineral deposits.

Glen Canyon Dam created which Lake?

• Lake Powell

• Lake Bonneville

• Great Salt Lake

• Loch Ness

Using artifacts from Fremont and Ancestral Puebloan culture, archaeologists can infer many things about the diet (food), lifestyle, and homes of these ancient peoples. There are many details archaeologists and historians may never know about them. Why not?

• Fremont and Ancestral Puebloans didn’t leave behind written records of their lives.

• Fremont and Ancestral Puebloans didn’t leave behind rock art depicting animals they lived with.

• Fremont and Ancestral Puebloans left trade records showing who they exchanged goods with.

• Fremont and Ancestral Puebloans left maps showing travel routes throughout Utah.

Based on an understanding of Utah's climate and landforms, which concept helps explain the population concentration along the Wasatch Front?

• The lakes provide abundant amounts of fish for the settlers.

• The streams flowing from the mountains provide water.

• The flat land of the valley floors provides protection from attack

• The mountains and desert provides an ideal habitat for wildlife.

What was the most important achievement of Father Dominguez and Father Escalante?

• Conquering the Ute American Indians

• Establishment of European trails and maps through Utah

• Discovering gold in central Utah

• Founding Spanish settlements in southern Utah

The ability of the Goshutes to use native plants to live in the desert is an example of

• Adaptation

• Movement

• Culture

• Migration

These two maps show the population density (how many people live in a place) in Utah and the average annual precipitation (yearly rainfall) in Utah. What is the relationship between population and precipitation in Utah?

• The driest areas in Utah have the lowest population.

• The driest areas in Utah have the highest population

• The Rocky Mountains cause low precipitation in Utah.

• The Great Basin is the source of precipitation in Utah.

Why did Mormon pioneers migrate to Utah?

• Better Climate

• More Land

• Economic Opportunity

• Religious Freedom

During the nineteenth century, several explorers were hired by the United States government to travel throughout the West. These men included John C. Fremont, Howard Stansbury, and John W. Gunnison. Which action was an important contribution of government explorers to the settlement of Utah? A

• Mapping Utah

• Conquering the Indians

• Establish religious freedom

• Claiming new territories

The construction of Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River provides electricity and water for thousands of people. This is an example of:

• Relative Location (where something in comparison to other places)

• Preserving (saving) natural wilderness

• Human-environmental interaction (humans changing nature)

• Developing winter recreation (i.e. skiing) areas.