Locating Utah in the Global Grid: Latitude, Longitude, and Hemispheres

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Identify Utah's location on Earth using northern and western hemispheres, coordinates of latitude and longitude, and cardinal directions.

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Utah's Geography, Regions, and Mapping Tools

5th Grade · Social-studies · US-UT-SS

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Use geographic tools such as latitude, longitude, and topographic maps to identify Utah, its borders, and its three distinct physiographic provinces.

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4.1.1Utah Social Studies Standards · 5th Grade

Use a variety of geographic tools to identify Utah and its surrounding states: latitude, longitude, hemisphere, climate, natural resources, landforms, and regions (for example, Rocky Mountains, Colorado Plateau, Basin and Ridge Region).