Terms
Regions of Utah
Themes of History
Eras of Time
Random
100
Whether a thousand-year-old piece of pottery, or a pencil used by Byard, all man-made objects are considered these.
What are artifacts?
100
There are this many Regions in Utah.
What is three (3)?
100
"Abraham Lincoln" or "Soldiers" would be an example of this Theme of History.
What is Person?
100
There are this many Major Eras in Utah's History.
What is four (4)?
100
It is Captain America's real name.
What is Steve Rogers?
200
The weather pattern of a region over time.
What is Climate?
200
The Wasatch and Uinta Mountains are found in this Region.
What is the Rocky Mountain Region?
200
This theme can include an exact address, but also general terms like "desert" or "'Murica".
What is Place?
200
It is the largest of the Eras, and the time period when the oldest rocks and continents formed.
What is Precambrian?
200
To LT Curtis, this word, meaning "sword ball" is a swear word.
What is "kendama"?
300
Latitude measures how far North or South something is from this imaginary line.
What is the Equator?
300
Riverdale (and UMA) is actually right on the border of these two Regions.
What are the Great Basin and Rocky Mountain Regions?
300
The Eras we studied would be examples of this Theme of History, that does NOT necessarily need an exact date.
What is Time?
300
The Cenozoic Era included this important event, which led to the creation of Lake Bonneville.
What is the Ice Age?
300
Sadly over the weekend American Actor Leonard Nimoy passed away. Nimoy is best known for his portrayal of this "logical" alien on the Sci-Fi series "Star Trek."
Who is Spock?
400
Loose forms of these THREE things make up what we call "sediments".
What are sand, pebbles, and shells?
400
This large, dry, and sand-like area is part of the Great Basin Region, and where many movies have been filmed.
What are the Bonneville Salt Flats?
400
Significance or Importance is the Theme that asks what TWO questions?
What are "So What?" or "Who Cares?"
400
Meaning "ancient era" it is the one that gives us Fossil Fuels and the beginning of life.
What is Paleozoic?
400
Today marks this holiday in Australia (celebrated by the U.S. on the first Monday of September). It is, ironically, a day that people have off of work.
What is Labour Day / Labor Day?
500
Utah has more of this type of quarry than any other state.
What are Dinosaur Quarries?
500
The Colorado Plateau is known for being home to these two major Rivers.
What are the Green and Colorado Rivers?
500
It is the question that is missing from the Themes of History - but in a sense, answered by all of them.
What is "How"?
500
Though the Precambrian is the oldest Era, some of its rocks can be found at this location in Utah - surrounded by Salty Water.
What is Antelope Island?
500
Older than even the United States itself, it is the oldest of the military branches - established on June 14, 1775.
What is the Army? (Army Strong!)
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