Faults
in the Field Expedition to Utah
Name
_________________
Utah Web Scavenger Hunt
What do you know about Utah? Use books or web resources to find the following information:
1. What is the capital of Utah? _______________________
2. What's the name of the current governor of Utah? ______________________
3. Where does the state of Utah rank in size in the USA? ___________th
4. Name two current senators from Utah _____________________, _____________
5. Utah was the ________th state to join the Union
6. In what year did Utah become a state? ____________
7. What happened in 1847 in Utah?
8. Where does the name 'Utah' come from? ______________________
9. What is the highest point in Utah and how high is it? ___________________
10. The highest point is in what mountain range? __________________________
11. What are the following state symbols?
The State Animal __________________
The State Bird ____________________
The State Fish ____________________
The State Fossil ___________________
The State Gem ____________________
The State Insect ___________________
The State Vegetable ________________
The State Rock! ____________________
12. About how many people live in Utah? ____________________
13. Name the two major rivers in the state: ____________________, __________
14. What two states border Utah on the north? ______________________, ______________
15. Which state borders Utah on the west? _____________
16. What two states border Utah on the east? _________________, _____________
17. What state borders Utah on the south?
18. What is the name of the large lake in southern Utah along the Colorado River? ______________
19. What Utah river flows into the Colorado River near Moab?
20. Name four national parks in Utah
21. What is the name of the great mountain range just east of Salt Lake City?
22. Who are the Utah Grizzlies?
23. Where is Price, Utah?
24. Where is Moab Utah?
25, What is Arches National Park most famous for?
26. What is the Utah Jazz?