This is the Place

Enterprise Elementary 4th Grade

________________________________________________(Student Name)

has earned the THIS IS THE PLACE AWARD by successfully completing the following in 4th Grade.

Date &Initial

# Requirements1 Lake Bonneville

2 Utah’s First People

3 Utah’s Historic Native American Tribes

4 Utah 45th State

5 Land and Climate

6 Utah’s Economy

7 Government

8 Land Regions

9 Utah Counties

10 Utah’s National Parks and Monuments

11 Governors of Utah

12 Transcontinental Railroad

Requirements must be passed off at school with the teacher. Parents are encouraged to help their children with the book but may not sign off the requirements.

This is the PlaceAward

Awarded Annually to the fourth grade students who master this

course.

Lake BonnevilleRecite (No Helps)

About 70,000 years ago much of the Great Basin was under the water of an ancient lake. The lake was named Lake Bonneville and covered almost half of Utah. It formed as glaciers melted during the Ice Age.

Utah’s First People(Name and show the four major groups)

! The first people to live in Utah were Native Americans. They lived in Utah beginning about 12,000 years before white people came. They learned to live off the land and find what they needed in nature. They explored, hunted, and farmed in Utah. Some lived in villages. Others moved through the deserts in search of food. The four major groups - the Desert Gatherers, Plains Indians, Anasazi, and Fremont.

Utah’s Historic Native American Tribes(Name and show the five main tribes)

! By the time white people began coming to Utah in the middle of the 1700s, there were five main tribes here. They were the Gosiutes, Paiutes, Utes, Navajos, and Shoshones. Each tribe had a different language, a different culture, and a different history.

Utah 45th State(Recite with no help)

• Statehood - January 4, 1896• State Motto - Industry• State Song - Utah, This is the Place• State Bird - California Seagull• State Flower - Sego Lily• State Tree - Blue Spruce• State Animal - Rocky Mountain Elk• State Emblem - Beehive• State Capitol - Salt Lake City

Land & Climate(Recite with no help)

Area - 84,916 Square MilesElevation - Highest - Kings Peak 13,528 ft.! ! Lowest - Beaver Dam Creek 2,350 ft.Record High Temperature - 118º F July 4, 2007 Saint George UTRecord Low Temperature - -69º F Feb. 1, 1985 Peters Sink UTAverage Yearly Precipitation - 12 in.

Utah’s Economy(Recite with no Help)

Tourism: National Parks, Skiing, Outdoor Activities, Temple SquareAgriculture: Beef Cattle, Milk, HayManufacturing: Aerospace, Chemical & Minerals, Microchips Mining: Coal, Copper, Petroleum, Natural Gas

Government(Recite with no Help)

Governor - 4 Year TermState Senators - 29 senators with a 4 year termState Representatives - 75 representatives with a 4 year term

Land Regions(Identify Each of the three Land regions with no help)

Utah can be divided into three main geographical regions. Each of these regions have similar land forms. The regions are the Great Basin on the West, the Rocky Mountains down the center, and the Colorado Plateau in the Southwest of the state. The land and weather are different in each of these regions

Utah Counties(Identify all counties with 3 helps or less)

Utah’s National Parks & Monuments(Recite both parks and monuments with 1 help or less)

National Parks• Arches National Park• Bryce Canyon National Park• Canyon Lands National Park• Capitol Reef National Park• Zion National Park

National Monuments• Cedar Breaks National Monument• Dinosaur National Monument• Grand Staircase National Monument• Hovenweep National Monument • Natural Bridges National Monument• Rainbow Bridge National Monument• Timpanogos Cave National Monument

The Governors of Utah(Recite with 2 helps or less)

• Heber M. Wells

• John Christopher Cutler

• William Spry

• Simon Bamberger

• Charles R. Mabey

• George H. Dern

• Henry H. Blood

• Herbert B. Maw

• J. Bracken Lee

• George D. Clyde

• Calvin L. Rampton

• Scott M. Matheson

• Norman H. Bangerter

• Michael O. Leavitt

• Olene S. Walker

• Jon Meade Huntsman, Jr.

• Gary Herbert

Transcontinental Railroad(Recite with 1 help or less)

! Plans for a transcontinental railroad had first been made during the 1850’s. In 1863 the Central Pacific Railroad began building eastward from Sacramento, California, and the Union Pacific built westward from Omaha, Nebraska. The two lines met in Promontory, Utah on May 10, 1869.

Utah’s Historic NativeAmerican Tribes

Utah’s First People

Utah Counties

Land Regions

Utah... This is the Place! State Song Since 2003

Words- Sam Francis, Gary FrancisMusic- Gary Francis

Utah! People working togetherUtah! What a great place to be.Blessed from Heaven above.It's the land that we love.This is the place!

Utah! With its mountains and valleys.Utah! With its canyons and streams.You can go anywhere.But there's none that compare.This is the place!

It was Brigham Young who led the pioneers across the plains.They suffered with the trials they had to face.With faith they kept on going till they reached the Great Salt LakeHere they heard the words..."THIS IS THE PLACE!"

Utah! With its focus on family,Utah! Helps each child to succeed.People care how they live.Each has so much to give.This is the place!

Utah! Getting bigger and better.Utah! Always leading the way.New technology's here...Growing faster each year.This is the place!

There is beauty in the snow-capped mountains, in the lakes and streams.There are valleys filled with farms and orchards too.The spirit of its people shows in everything they do.Utah is the place where dreams come true.

Utah! With its pioneer spirit.Utah! What a great legacy!Blessed from Heaven above.It's the land that we love.This is the place

Utah! Utah! Utah!THIS IS THE PLACE!