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Utah Studies Introduction

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of a non-renewable resource? (You can only use it once).

a)

Coal

b)

Solar Power

c)

Water Power

d)

Wind Power

2.

Which of these are examples of people using geography to make choices? Check all that apply.

a)

Pioneers settling next to rivers to be near water for irrigation.

b)

Towns growing near mines to provide miners with food and places to stay.

c)

Completing the Transcontinental Railroad in northern Utah because the land is flat.

d)

Begging your mom to purchase the same brand of shoes your friend has.

3.

Which of these is an example of a renewable resource? (You can use it again and again).

a)

Natural Gas

b)

Petroleum

c)

Solar Power

d)

Gasoline

4.

What do historians mean when they talk about primary sources?

a)

Something created in the past by someone who was there.

b)

The first source you look at when you research something.

c)

The easiest source to read.

d)

Something created after an event by someone who was not there.

5.

If you are a diligent student, what do you do?

a)

Keep trying, keep working, until you get it right.

b)

Be in control of yourself or your feelings.

c)

Show love and respect for your country.

d)

Tell the truth.

6.

If you are a resilient person, what do you do?

a)

Try again, after you fail.

b)

Do not let bad things stop you from achieving your goal.

c)

Believe you will do better next time if you work harder.

d)

All of these!

7.

What are some things a responsible student does? Check all that apply.

a)

Charges their iPad.

b)

Never has a pencil or pen.

c)

Turns their work in on time.

d)

Writes their name on assignments.

e)

Comes to class late.

8.

Coal is Utah's state rock. It is associated with Utah's:

a)

Mining industry

b)

Agriculture industry

c)

Tourism and Recreation industry

d)

Education industry

9.

The cherry is Utah's state fruit. It is associated with Utah's:

a)

Agriculture industry

b)

Education industry

c)

Mining industry

d)

Tourism and Recreation industry

10.

Skiing and snowboarding are Utah's state winter sports. They are associated with Utah's:

a)

Travel and Tourism industry

b)

Agriculture industry

c)

Mining industry

d)

Education industry

11.

Utah was settled by pioneers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Click all of the symbols below associated with pioneers.

a)

Sego Lily

b)

Dutch Oven

c)

Square Dancing

d)

Topaz

e)

California Seagull

12.

What is an honest person most likely to do?

a)

Tell the truth

b)

Keep working and trying until they accomplish a goal

c)

Show love and respect for their country

d)

Be in charge of, or manage something

13.

How would a person with self-control most likely act?

a)

They do what they have to before they do what they want to

b)

By showing love and respect for their country

c)

By telling the truth

d)

By working together in a group

14.

Which picture is the best example of patriotism?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What is Utah's capital city?

a)

Salt Lake City

b)

Cedar City

c)

Provo

d)

St. George

16.

What are some ways nature changes the land? Mark all that apply.

a)

Erosion and Weathering

b)

Earthquakes

c)

Constructing Reservoirs

d)

Storms

e)

Mining and Building Cities

17.

What are some ways humans change the land? Check all that apply.

a)

Building Cities

b)

Constructing Reservoirs

c)

Mining, Digging, Farming

d)

Erosion and Weathering

e)

Earthquakes

18.

This is a hard question: What year did Utah become a state?

a)

1896

b)

1847

c)

1776

d)

1789

19.

Inversions are common in Utah in the wintertime. What happens to cold air near the bottom of valleys during an inversion?

a)

It becomes trapped by warm air above it

b)

It gradually becomes more and more polluted

c)

It can't move until a storm blows it out of the valley

d)

All of these

20.

What would a cooperative student most likely do? Check all that apply.

a)

Follow instructions

b)

Work well with a group or partner

c)

Complain about school often

d)

Refuse to work or participate

e)

Disobey school rules and procedures