Geography
List 4 major rivers in Utah.
A. Jordan
B. Green
C. Virgin
D. Colorado
List the 5 Historic Native American Tribes of Utah.
1. Shoshone
2. Navajo
3. Paiute
4. Ute
5. Goshute
Define the term "adapt".
To get used to something, to change or modify to meet new conditions.
What expedition led to the creation of Utah's first map?
The Dominguez-Escalante Expedition
Japanese Americans faced discrimination after WWII by being forced to live in internment camps like the one in ______, Utah.
Topaz
This is the city where the Transcontinental Railroad was completed.
Promontory Point, Utah.
This Ute leader signed a treaty with Brigham Young in an attempt to keep the peace and stop the removal of his people.
Black Hawk.
Define "rendezvous".
A gathering where trappers sold furs, brought supplies, and socialized.
What document led to the exodus (when a large group depart/leave at the same time) of many Mormon people from the eastern part of the United States to the west?
The Missouri Executive Order.
The Fremont people built their villages near small streams or at the mouths of canyons, where the water and soil where good. What is this an example of?
Adaptation!
Where was a major mining explosion in the year 1900? (Hint: caused the deaths of 200 miners.)
Scofield (mine disaster).
What is the name of the person who helped map the Rockies and had an unfortunate encounter with a bear? (Hint: ear)
Jedediah Smith (a mountain man)
Define the term "irrigation"?
Supplying dry land with water.
This was a major "roadblock" to Utah's statehood.
Polygamy.
What type of shelter would a person living in the Shoshone tribe use?
A tipi
This is the location of the world's largest open-pit mine (you can see it from space!)
Answers may include:
-Bingham Canyon or Kennecott Copper Mine (now known as Rio Tinto)
How is the office of governor decided in a territory?
The President of the Untied States appoints the governor.
What is a labor union?
A group of workers who join together to protect their rights and interests.
What is one responsibility of Utah citizens?
Answers may vary, but can include:
- voting in elections
- Respecting the opinions of others
- Be cooperative
What is one responsibility of the legislative branch (government)?
to make state laws
Why did Mormon pioneers migrate to Utah?
Religious freedom
Between these 2 options, which one is Utah's government NOT responsible for?
-Bryce Canyon National Park
-Goblin Valley State Park
Bryce Canyon National Park (because that land belongs to the FEDERAL government).
Define "smelter".
A place where metal is separated from rock, usually by heat.
When is Utah's statehood day?
January 4th, 1896 (Happy Birthday, Utah!)
Why don't archeologists and historians know much about the Fremont and Ancestral Puebloan people?
Fremont and Ancestral Puebloans didn’t leave behind written records of their lives. (We can make inferences though!)