Utah

Welcome T o Utah!

General Information: Location:
 * **Name of State** - //Utah//
 * **Capital** - //Salt Lake City//
 * **Origin of State Name** - //"People of the Mountains" (UTe)//
 * **Creators** - //Thomas Schenk & Danny Ferreri//
 * **Other Interesting Information -** //It became a state on// //January 4th, 1896. And the nickname of this state is "The Beehive State".//
 * //Utah is in the main heart of Rocky Mountains.//
 * //Utah borders Arizona to the South, Wyoming and Idaho to the North, Nevada to the West, and Colorado to the East.//
 * //Utah is a landlocked state with no east-coast.//

Physical Geography:
 * //The Great Salt Lake takes a big chunk of Utah.//
 * //The average elevation is 11,222 ft above sea level.//
 * //Utah is divided into three different regions: 1 - Colorado Plateau. 2 - Rocky Mountains. 3 - Basin & Ridge Region.//
 * //Major Mountain Land Forms: 1 - Uinta & Wasatch Mountains. (Highest peak reaches 13,258 ft at Kings Peak in the Uinta Mts.)//
 * //A couple canyons are: 1 - Bryce Canyon. 2 - Zion Canyon.//
 * //Some body's of water: 1 - Lake Powell. 2 - Flaming Gorge. 3 - Colorado Green & White.//

Climate: **Summer**
 * //The climate is mostly hot and dry.//
 * //The annual precipitation is 42.3 inches.//
 * //Summer lasts June, July, August.//
 * //Winter lasts December, January, February.//
 * Winter **
 * //The record low temperature -69 ° //F //was set in Peter's Sink on February 1st, 1985.//
 * //The average high temperature in the winter is 37 °F. //
 * //The average low temperature in the winter is 21//°F.
 * //The average temperature is 28// °F.
 * //The record high temperature 117// °//F// // was set in St. George on July 5th, 1985. //
 * // The average high temperature in the summer is 80 // ° // F. //
 * // The average low temperature in the summer is 66 // ° // F. //
 * // The average temperature is 77 // ° // F. //

Economy:
 * //**Natural Resources -** Discovery of gold in the mountains and river beds led to an important role in the economy.//
 * //**Land Use** - People have been using this land for ranching and cattling for the huge, dried up areas.//
 * //2 - people have been using these cities as tourist sites to visit Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Canyon.//

People:
 * //**Major Cities -** The three major cities in Utah: 1 - Park City. 2 - Salt Lake City. 3 - Ogden.//
 * **//Leisure Activities -//**//Ski Resorts in Utah (Skiing). Utah Trails (Hiking).//
 * **//Major Attractions -//**//Bryce Canyon National Park - Salt Lake City - Castle County//
 * //**Population (Density) -** The population in Utah is currently 2,600,000 rounded. People per square mile: 30 People Rounded.//

Bibliography (Citations) // Pictures: //
 * **Year** || **Population** ||  || **Year** || **Population** ||   || **Year** || **Population** ||
 * 1790 || 0 ||  || 1880 || 143,963 ||   || 1970 || 1,059,273 ||
 * 1800 || 0 ||  || 1890 || 210,779 ||   || 1980 || 1,461,037 ||
 * 1810 || 0 ||  || 1900 || 276,749 ||   || 1990 || 1,722,850 ||
 * 1820 || 0 ||  || 1910 || 373,351 ||   || 2000 || 2,233,169 ||
 * 1830 || 0 ||  || 1920 || 449,396 ||   || 2010 || 2,595,013 ||
 * 1840 || 0 ||  || 1930 || 507,847 ||   || 2020 || 2,990,094 ||
 * 1850 || 11,380 ||  || 1940 || 550,310 ||   || 2030 || 3,485,367 ||
 * 1860 || 40,273 ||  || 1950 || 688,862 ||   ||   ||   ||
 * 1870 || 86,786 ||  || 1960 || 890,627 ||   ||   ||
 * 1) Oberlander, Theodore. "Introduction." //Survey Home//. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. . (**tags:** //none// | **[|edit tags]**)
 * 2) "Political Map of Utah." //Political Map of Utah//. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. <1.bp.blogspot.com/_Eg1ks9CXra8/SKHOLWBwqXI/AAAAAAAAFsg/BXoTJA9YRv8/s320/utah_political_map.jpg>. (**tags:** //none// | **[|edit tags]**)

// Information: //
 * 1) Atlas, World. "Utah Landforms Map - Utah Rivers Lakes and Mountains | Utah Desert and Great Salt Lake - World Atlas." //World Atlas including Geography Facts, Maps, Flags - worldatlas.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. . (**tags:** //none// | **[|edit tags]**)
 * 2) "Utah - Climate." //Stats about all US cities - real estate, relocation info, house prices, home value estimator, recent sales, cost of living, crime, race, income, photos, education, maps, weather, houses, schools, neighborhoods, and more//. N.p., n.d. Web. 2 Feb. 2011. . (**tags:** //none// | **[|edit tags]**)
 * 3) "Utah's Best Destinations | Utah.com." //Utah Travel Site | Utah.com//. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2011. . (**tags:** //none// | **[|edit tags]**)
 * 4) "State Population Facts - Utah." //Negative Population Growth//. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Feb. 2011. . (**tags:** //none// | **[|edit tags]**)


 * Also, thanks to The McGraw-Hill Companies "Seventh Grade - Edition 2005 - The World And It's People"