Monday, March 3

Today we spent the day reviewing for the geography test that is tomorrow by playing Jeopardy.

DUE: Calendar/Journal; Predict the Future Worksheet
HW: Study for Geography Test
Here is a copy of the Study Guide for the geography Test:

Geography Study Guide

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Unit Objectives:

Understand the interaction between Utah’s geography and its inhabitants.

Know the relationship between physical geography and Utah’s settlement, land use, and economy.

Know the interrelationship between Utah’s climate, location, landforms, and life.

Understand how natural resources sustain and enhance people’s lives.

Understand how people affect the geography of Utah.

Objective Concepts Breakdown:

Know and be able to define the five physical features that we learned.

Be able to label the specific Utah physical features that we learned on a map of Utah

Be able to label the three land regions of Utah on a map

Know the important features of each of the three land regions of Utah.

Understand why the Great Salt Lake is 3-6 times saltier than any ocean.

Know the three factors that affect climate and understand how they affect the climate

Understand the differences and similarities of the cities of Utah

Understand how mountains, plateaus, and canyons are formed

Know what a fault is and why they are important (earthquakes)

Know why volcanoes are important for the formation of land

Understand how natural forces affect the environment

Know and understand the different ways that Utah's economy gets its money.

Know how each of the regions of Utah earn money for the economy

Know what minerals are

Understand how fossil fuels are made and what they do.

Know why salt is important for Utah

Know and understand the importance of Lake Bonneville for Utah

Know why sand is important for Utah

Understand why coal is important for Utah

Be able to explain the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources.

Know what Kennecott is and why it is important for Utah

Understand why natural resources are so important for our lives

Be able to summarize what life would be like without each of the natural resources that we learned about

Understand how people have changed the landscape/geography of Utah

Be able to guess how people will continue to change the landscape/geography of Utah.

Review Map Skills and previous learned material.