County and County Seats
What is the county seat of Box Elder?
Brigham City
What is an ocean?
Large body of water that covers most of the earth.
Colorado River - South Eastern State
Name 2 out of 4 bodies of water in Utah?
Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake, Sevier Lake, Lake Powell
What is an atlas?
A book of maps or charts.
What is the county seat of Emery?
Castle Dale
What is a meadow?
A small, grassy clearing.
What are the 2 major mountain ranges and what directions to they go?
Wasatch (North and South)
Uintah (East and West)
What is the highest point in Utah?
Kings Peak - 13,528 feet
What is a key on a map?
Explains the symbols on a map.
What is the county seat of Kane?
Kanab
What is a mesa?
A flat topped hill with steep sides.
Name 3 major cities along the Wasatch Front.
Salt Lake City, West Valley City, Provo, West Jordan, Layton, Ogden
Which 2 interstates run east and west?
I-70 and I-80
What does 'latitude' mean?
Measurement of distance north or south of the earth's equator. (Equator is 0 degrees latitude)
Which of the following is considered 'central Utah'? Sanpete, Tooele, or Grand?
Sanpete
What is the mouth of a river?
The place where a river enters a lake, large river, or the ocean.
Zion, Arches, Bryce, Canyonlands, Capital Reef.
What is the lowest point in Utah?
Beaver Dam Wash - 2,350 feet
What is a 'Political Map"
A map that shows state and national boundaries and capital and major cities.
Salt Lake, Utah, Davis, Weber, Washington
What is a basin?
A natural depression on the earth's surface, typically containing water.
What is the city and county of the hottest location in Utah?
St. George, Washington
What is the coldest location and what county is it in?
Peter Sinks, Cache County
What is a 'Physical Map'?
A map that shows geographic features of an area.