Annotated Resource Set (ARS)
Content Theme:
Physical Geography, Public Health and Safety
Developed by:
Catherine Field
Contextual Paragraph for Resource Set:
Utah’s physical geography has a direct impact on the cultures of the various peoples who have
inhabited it throughout time. By learning about the physical geography of Utah and how it has
changed over time, students will be able to understand the interrelationships between the
physical geography of Utah and human cultural development.
In this resource set students will examine the interactions between physical geography and
public health and safety by looking at pictures and maps of inversions, earthquakes, flooding,
and fire in Utah.
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Resource Set
Salt Lake Valley
Inversion
Inversion from Capitol
Hill
Temperature Inversion
Winter Inversion
Diagram of Inversion
Process
http://utahpictures.com
/images/Grandeur_Wes
t/smP1180042.jpg
http://www.utahweath
er.org/images/weather_
photos/2003_&_Beyond
/Winter_photo_inversio
n_by_Pope_Jan_15_200
4_2nd.jpg
http://www.cleanair.uta
h.gov/images/inversion
_diagram.jpg
Earthquake Hazards –
Salt Lake Valley
Utah Earthquakes and
Faults
Wasatch Fault
Utah Earthquakes 2005
http://workmanprojects
.com/images/Maps/Eart
hquake2.jpg
http://geology.utah.gov
/online/images/pi-6.gif
http://image.absoluteas
tronomy.com/images/e
ncyclopediaimages/w/w
a/wasatch_fault.gif
http://www.quake.utah.
edu/EQCENTER/LISTING
S/UTAH/ut05.gif
Utah Valley Inversion
http://www.airquality.u http://falcon.fsc.edu/~lg http://www.sagady.com
tah.gov/clean_air/image uth/SLC.jpg
/stuff/UtahValleySmog2
s/inversion.jpg
6Jan07.jpg
KSL Inversion Chart
Utah Earthquakes
1962 – 1998
http://www.windows2u
niverse.org/earth/Atmo
sphere/images/temp_in
version_big.jpg
http://www.seis.utah.e
du/Seismaps/ut6298.gif
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Resource Set
Earthquakes
Antelope Island flooding
Small lake flooding
April 2009 - 2010
Road flooding near
Mexican Hat - 2003
http://1.bp.blogspot.co
m/_-6fTJ1pajE/S8jxoFYyYvI/A
AAAAAAACzM/hLgdsV4
c_zc/s1600/Utah_earth
quakes.jpg
http://aslo.org/photopo
st/data/502/medium/8F
loodingAntelope_Island_entran
ce_2005_GSL04.jpg
State Street, SLC, 1983
North Temple 1907
Great Salt Lake
Flash Flood
http://upload.wikimedia
.org/wikipedia/common
s/thumb/c/ce/SLCflood
photo.jpg/300pxSLCfloodphoto.jpg
http://history.utah.gov/
historic_buildings/image
s/NorthTempleFloodChil
dren.jpg
http://images.nationalg
eographic.com/wpf/me
dialive/photos/000/004/ca
che/utah-floodroad_419_600x450.jpg
http://farm2.static.flickr
.com/1088/1047199698
_662e2bf185.jpg?v=0
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http://image22.webshot http://k43.pbase.com/u
s.com/22/2/44/75/3725 33/peterb/large/213463
24475miJGIJ_fs.jpg
75.ut324.jpg
Flooding near Mexican
Hat - 2003
Santa Clara, Utah, after
the flood
http://k41.pbase.com/u
33/peterb/large/213463
76.ut325.jpg
http://www.utahfloodre
lief.com/images/9.jpg
Man made flood
Southern Utah flooding
http://www.deseretnew http://farm4.static.flickr
s.com/photos/midres/2 .com/3517/3789187824
425751.jpg
_691a817e48.jpg
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Resource Set
New Harmony Wildfire
Salt Creek Fire
Utah Wildfire
Plane Spraying Wildfire
Nephi 2005
Neola, Utah
Lightning Started Fires
2007
2009
http://www.fox13now.c
om/media/thumbnails/
photogallery/200909/4900044501150410-450-335.jpg
http://bloximages.chica
go2.vip.townnews.com/
heraldextra.com/conten
t/tncms/assets/editorial
/c/7e/67b/c7e67bdd4f41-5033-a251234409e18d30.image.jp
g
http://wwwimage.cbsne
ws.com/images/2007/0
7/08/image3029601x.jp
g
http://bloximages.chica
go2.vip.townnews.com/
heraldextra.com/conten
t/tncms/assets/editorial
/3/6c/b17/36cb17af230b-5055-a47943e97bb41968.image.jp
g
http://www.foxnews.co
m/images/298325/0_61
_070207_roosevelt_uta
h.jpg
http://www.ksl.com/em
edia/slc/1339/133917/1
3391791.jpg
Haze in Utah Valley
from Wildfires
Urban Wildfire
New Harmony wildfire
NASA image of wildfire
in Utah
Map Analysis worksheet
Photo Analysis
worksheet
http://www.patricksmit
hphotos.info/blog_imag
es/083109-SMAZE-003web.jpg
http://www.ffsl.utah.go
v/images/fire/102903_
wildfires_aerial%5B1%5
D.jpg
http://oneutah.org/wpcontent/uploads/2009/
08/NewHarmony.jpg
http://veimages.gsfc.na
sa.gov/6280/Colorado.A
2002181.1805.250m.jpg
http://www.archives.go
v/education/lessons/wo
rksheets/map_analysis_
worksheet.pdf
http://www.archives.go
v/education/lessons/wo
rksheets/photo_analysis
_worksheet.pdf
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Annotations
Grade
Level
Curriculum
Connections
Curriculum
Standards
Learning Objectives
Content Objectives
4th
Utah 4th Grade
Social Studies
Fourth Grade
Standard I
Students will
understand the
relationship
between the
physical
geography in
Utah and human
life.
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Objective 2:
Analyze how physical
geography affects
human life in Utah.
Indicator e:
Examine the
interactions between
physical geography and
public health and safety
(e.g. inversions,
earthquakes, flooding,
fire).
Suggested Learning
Strategies
Suggested
Assessment
Strategies
The teacher will present
background information
about each of the public
health and safety issues:
inversion, earthquakes,
floods, and fire.
Teacher observation
during the group
time and the
completed
document analysis
forms.
Thinking Objectives
Students will examine
the interactions between
physical geography and
public health and safety
by looking at pictures
and maps of inversions,
earthquakes, flooding,
and fire in Utah.
Links to Other
Resources
The class will be divided
into four groups and
assigned to look at the
primary sources. They
will fill out a document
analysis sheet for each
document and be
prepared to share what
they have learned with
the class.
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