How have our growing communities changed the face of Utah? by Vanessa Sorenson https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6 As our cities and population grow how have humans changed the geography in Utah? en-us 2017-04-15 04:32:22 UTC 2017-04-15 17:46:23 UTC hello@padlet.com Salt Lake City when first settled 15vsorenson https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416591 Initially SLC was just a small settlement that didn't impact much of the area surrounding it.]]> 2017-04-15 04:40:06 UTC https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416591 Salt Lake City Today 15vsorenson https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416649 2017-04-15 04:43:08 UTC https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416649 How do you think that we have had to change the landscape to support the growing communities? 15vsorenson https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416744 2017-04-15 04:48:14 UTC https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416744 Do you think that we should make efforts to save land from being used to develop more houses and other buildings? 15vsorenson https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416760 2017-04-15 04:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416760 There are now over 20 dams in Utah, that we use to provide water and power to the people who live here. 15vsorenson https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416816 Much of the land has been historically used to farm and more recently has been developed into homes and buildings for the booming cities in Utah. 

In order to easily host this many people, a lot of land has also been utilized to build roads and create railroad tracks for people to use.]]> 2017-04-15 04:52:10 UTC https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416816 Preserving our beautiful land and diverse species 15vsorenson https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416869 In an effort to preserve the unique geography, the state of Utah has established national parks and state protected lands that cannot be used for buildings. These areas have remained relatively untouched by the growth of the rest of the state.]]> 2017-04-15 04:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/15vsorenson/9heoso973fs6/wish/166416869