UTAH

GENERAL INFO

• State motto: Utahs state motto is "industry", it appears on their state seal and their flag.
• Nickname: The Beehive state.
• State flower, bird, song, tree: Flower- Sego. Song- Utah....This is the best place to be. Tree- Blue spruce.
• State flag:

PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY

• This is a physical map of Utah.
• Kings peak is the highest point in Utah
• The average temperature is 52F
• The average rainfall is 12.25 inches.

GOVERNMENT AND STATISTICS

• Utahs Capital: Salt Lake City.
• Governor: Gary Herbert.
• Utah was admitted as a state in January 4, 1896.
• Population: 2.855 million.
• 5 largest cities: Salt Lake, West Valley, Provo, West Jordan, Orem.

ECONOMICS

• Major economic activities: Mining, Manufacturing, Services.
• Tourist sites and attractions: Salt Lake City, Arches National Park, Castle Country.

UTAH'S HISTORY

• 5 Important dates: 1821-Mexico won its independans from Spain and claimed all of Utah.
• 1850- Utah became U.S. Territory.
• 1999- tornado hit Salt Lake City and cost 100 million dollars in damage.
• 2002- Winter Olympics were held in Utah.
• 2007- six coal miners trapped in a collapse.

INTERESTING EXTRAS

• Famous people from Utah: Steve Young, dallon Weekes, Merlin Olsen, Tom Chambers.
• Interesting Facts about Utah: 11th largest state in the U.S., Large Mormon population, some of the biggest Dino footprints are found there.
• Funny Laws: No fishing from horse back, No biting while boxing, only allowed one cow, woman may not swear in the presanceof an official.

Untitled Slide

PERSONAL PAGE

• I would not like to live in this state, because it's really cold there.
• If I had to I would live in Salt Lake City, because it is the capital.
• I would work at a ski resort for a living.

THE END