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South Utah- WIP
By: Freeland Date: September 4, 2015, 4:59 pm
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Overview of South Utah
The Peoples Socialist Democracy of Liberated Utah, more commonly
known as The Peoples Democracy of Utah, The Socialist Republic
of Utah or South Utah, is a country in the west of the
Neo-confederate States of America bordered by the Imperial
Nebraska Union to the west, Changgo to the east, Fascist Idaho
and Wyoming in the north, Arkansas southbound and touching the
north-west corner of New Mexico. In 2013, South Utah's
population was around 129 million, with the majority living in
its western regions.
South Utah is a Juche democracy with a central government based
in the capital St. George, Washington. There are also
decentralised local governments in 48 constituencies. Over 21
million people live in the St.George metropolitan area, which
produces a only a 10th of the country's GDP. Other large cities
include Hurricane, Apple Valley, Cedar City, Boulder, Marysvale
and Washington.
From the late 18th century until 1972, South Utah was part of
the Imperial Nebraska Union, a legacy reflected in the
prevalence of Nebraskan 1st special air service along with its
confidential status and anti-fascist, freedom fighter and
Dissolution War responsibilities. It was then the fascist state
of Utah after the Summer Union revolt of July, 1943 which
prompted the ongoing Dissolution Wars in Nebraska, Idaho and
North and South Utah. This was followed by the the Utahn Civil
War in which the pro-Socialism Utahn Workers Republic was
defeated by the pro-Fascism “Whites" with support from the
Nebraska Union. Despite there loss another conflict ensued and
eventually the two halves of the nation split into North and
South. After a brief attempt at forming an anarcho-communist
state in the South, the country became a socialist democracy.
Utah was a severe latecomer to industrialisation, remaining a
largely agricultural country until the 1990s. It rapidly
developed an advanced economy while building an extensive
Scandinavian welfare system, resulting in widespread prosperity
and one of the highest per capita incomes in the world. South
Utah is a top performer in numerous metrics of national
performance, including education, equality, civil liberties,
quality of life, and human development. The country has a long
legacy of social progressivism, in 1906 becoming the third
nation in the world to give complete suffrage to all adult
citizens and legalising marijuana. About 62% of Utahans were
members of the the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
in 2014 which makes South Utah the only nation to have LDS as a
majority religion. In 2014, Newsweek chose Utah as the best
socialist nation in the world. Utah ranks eighth in the World
Human Capital index of May 2015 and eleventh in the Human
Development index with a 98% literacy rate.
Etymology
The first known written appearance of the name Utah is thought
to be on on three rune-stones. Two were found in the Iron
province of South Utah and have the inscription Uta. The third
was found in North Utah, in the Salt Lake Valley. It has the
inscription Utahi and dates from the 13th century. The name can
be assumed to be related to the tribe name the Utes, which is
mentioned first known time AD 196.
History
Nebraska era-
Nebraskan Imperialists established their rule in their
expansionism period from the 18th century until 1903. The area
of present-day Finland became a fully consolidated part of the
Nebraskan Enpire.
During the Pilgrimage of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter
Day Saints from Illinois to Salt Lake City, the original tribes
people, known as Utes gradually converted to their religion. The
first university in Utah, The National University, was
established in 1740. Utah suffered a severe famine in 1767-1772,
during which about one third of the Finnish population died, and
a devastating plague a decade later. In the 19th century, wars
between Nebraska and Idaho twice led to the occupation of Utah
by Idahoan forces, until there occupation, times known to the
Utes and Utahans as the Greater wrath (1814–1821) and the Lesser
wrath (1842–1843). It is estimated that almost an entire
generation of young men was lost during the Great Wrath, due
namely to the destruction of homes and farms, and to the burning
of Salt Lake.
Two Nebrask-Idahoan wars in twenty-five years served as
reminders to the Utahan people of how precarious their position
between Nebraska and Idaho was. An increasingly vocal elite in
Utah soon determined that Utahan occupation by Nebraska was only
causing strife for both parties and following Nebraska carrying
out a genocide in Western Utah (1888–1890), the Utahan elite's
desire to break with Nebraska only heightened.
Breakaway era- In the late
nineteenth century a politically active portion of the Utahan
population became convinced that, due to Nebraska and Idaho's
repeated use of Utah as a battlefield, it would be in the
country's best interests to seek autonomy. Even before the
Nebrask-Idahoan Wars and genocide of 1888–1890.
Over time tensions began to rise in Utah and then after a case
where Nebraskan troops occupying the state had ****d a group of
women a revolution was sparked in early July and this would
later come to be known as the Summer Union revolt. There was
widespread chaos throughout all of Utah, Idaho and even parts of
Nebraska itself. After nearly a year of constant rioting,
slaughter and anarchy Idaho and Utah were finally given autonomy
and made Grand Duchies of the Nebraskan Empire. Yet more riots
came just 30 years later and eventually Nebraska gave up on Utah
despite still trying to maintain a military presence. This was
the cause of what is today called the dissolution wars.
Civil war and early statehood-
After Utah was released from Nebraskan control, a defunct
government created a totalitarian fascist state. This lasted for
nearly a decade before a huge Civil War between the
pro-Socialism Utahn Workers Republic was defeated by the
pro-Fascism oligarchs. The fascist where supported by the
Nebraska Empire and amassed a huge army and easily crushed the
Socialists. However, a mere 3 weeks later the Socialists
returned and succeeded in splitting the nation horizontally, and
thus the formation of The North and South States of Utah, after
the separation of 1984 the southern government tried to form and
anarchy-communist state that then failed and so came forth a
Socialist Democracy and that is what has remained to this day.
However there is still conflict between the Fascist Nebraska and
North Utah and territorial disagreements with Idaho.
Recent history- Unlike other
Western countries, Utah has decentralised its economy and parts
of its government since the late 1990s. Thanks to the devolution
of power to communities the people of Utah enjoy huge civil and
political freedoms and because of this Utah has become a leading
light in social progression. Financial and product market
regulation were loosened. Some private enterprises were
nationalised however to account for the great social welfare
available and low tax rate. Despite and already low tax rate of
25% there have still been some modest tax cuts since 1990.
Geography Utah is known for its
natural diversity and is home to features ranging from arid
deserts with sand dunes to thriving pine forests in mountain
valleys. It is a rugged and geographically diverse state that is
located at the convergence of three distinct geological regions:
the Rocky Mountains, the Great Basin, and the Colorado Plateau.
Utah is one of the Four corner states, and is bordered by Idaho
in the north, Wylming in the north and east; by Changgo in the
east; at a single point by New Mexico to the southeast; by
Arizona in the south; and by Nevada in the west. It covers an
area of 84,899 sq mi (219,890 km2). The state is one of only
three Neoconfederate states (with Colorado and Wyoming) that
have only lines of latitude and longitude for boundaries.
One of Utah's defining characteristics is the variety of its
terrain. Running down the middle of the northern third of the
state is the Wasatch Range, which rises to heights of almost
12,000 ft (3,700 m) above sea level. Utah is home to
world-renowned ski resorts, made popular by the light, fluffy
snow, and winter storms which regularly dump 1 to 3 feet of
overnight snow accumulation. In the northeastern section of the
state, running east to west, are the Uinta mountains, which rise
to heights of over 13,000 feet (4,000 m). The highest point in
the state, Kings peak, at 13,528 feet (4,123 m), lies within the
Uinta Mountains.
At the western base of the Wasatch Range is the Wasatch front, a
series of valleys and basins that are home to the most populous
parts of the state. It stretches approximately from Brigham City
at the north end to Nephi at the south end. Approximately 75
percent of the population of the state live in this corridor,
and population growth is rapid.
Western Utah is mostly arid desert with a basin and range
topography. Small mountain ranges and rugged terrain punctuate
the landscape. The Bonneville Salt Flats are an exception, being
comparatively flat as a result of once forming the bed of
ancient Lake Bonneville. Great Salt Lake, Utah Lake, Sevier
Lake, and Rush Lake are all remnants of this ancient freshwater
lake, which once covered most of the eastern Great Basin. West
of the Great Salt Lake, stretching to the Nevada border, lies
the arid Great Salt Lake Desert. One exception to this aridity
is Snake Valley, which is (relatively) lush due to large springs
and wetlands fed from groundwater derived from snow melt in the
Snake Range, Deep Creek Ramge, and other tall mountains to the
west of Snake Valley. Great Basin National Park is just over the
Nevada state line in the southern Snake Range. One of western
Utah's most impressive, but least visited attractions is Notch
Peak, the tallest limestone cliff in North America, located west
of Delta.
Much of the scenic southern and southeastern landscape
(specifically the Colorado Plateau region) is sandstone,
specifically Kayenta sandstone and Navajo sandstone. The
Colorado River and its tributaries wind their way through the
sandstone, creating some of the world's most striking and wild
terrain . Wind and rain have also sculpted the soft sandstone
over millions of years. Canyons, gullies, arches, pinnacles,
buttes, bluffs, and mesas are the common sight throughout
south-central and southeast Utah.
This terrain is the central feature of protected state and
federal parks such as Arches, Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol
Reef, and Zion national parks, Cedar Breaks, Grand
Staircase-Escalante, Hovenweep, and Natural Bridges national
monuments, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (site of the
popular tourist destination, Lake Powell), Dead Horse Point and
Goblin Valley state parks, and Monument Valley. The Navajo
Nation also extends into southeastern Utah. Southeastern Utah is
also punctuated by the remote, but lofty La Sal, Abajo, and
Henrymountain ranges.
Eastern (northern quarter) Utah is a high-elevation area covered
mostly by plateaus and basins, particularly the Tavaputs Plateau
and San Rafael Swell, which remain mostly inaccessible, and the
Uinta Basin, where the majority of eastern Utah's population
lives. Economies are dominated by mining, oil shale, oil, and
natural gas-drilling, ranching, and recreation. Much of eastern
Utah is part of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation. The
most popular destination within northeastern Utah is Dinosaur
National Monument near Vernal.
Southwestern Utah is the lowest and hottest spot in Utah. It is
known as Utah's Dixie because early settlers were able to grow
some cotton there. Beaverdam Wash in far southwestern Utah is
the lowest point in the state, at 2,000 feet (610 m). The
northernmost portion of the Mojave Desert is also located in
this area. Dixie is quickly becoming a popular recreational and
retirement destination, and the population is growing rapidly.
Although the Wasatch Mountains end at Mount Nebo near Nephi, a
complex series of mountain ranges extends south from the
southern end of the range down the spine of Utah. Just north of
Dixie and east of Cedar City is the state's highest ski resort,
Brian Head.
Like most of the western and southwestern states, the federal
government owns much of the land in Utah. Over 70 percent of the
land is either BLM land, Utah State Trustland, or Neoconfederate
National Forest, Neoconfederate National Park, Neoconfederate
National Monument, National Recreation Area or Neoconfederate
Wilderness Area. Utah is the only state where every county
contains some national forest.
Utah features a dry, semi-arid to desert climate, although its
many mountains feature a large variety of climates, with the
highest points in the Uinta Mountains being above the
timberline. The dry weather is a result of the state's location
in the rain shadow of the Sierra Nevada in California. The
eastern half of the state lies in the rain shadow of the Wasatch
Mountains. The primary source of precipitation for the state is
the Pacific Ocean, with the state usually lying in the path of
large Pacific storms from October to May. In summer, the state,
especially southern and eastern Utah, lies in the path of
monsoon moisture from the Gulf of California.
Most of the lowland areas receive less than 12 inches (305 mm)
of precipitation annually, although the I-15 corridor, including
the densely populated Wasatch Front, receives approximately 15
inches (381 mm). The Great Salt Lake Desert is the driest area
of the state, with less than 5 inches (127 mm). Snowfall is
common in all but the far southern valleys. Although St.George
only receives about 3 inches (8 cm) per year, Salt Lake City
sees about 60 inches (152 cm), enhanced by the lake-effect snow
from the Great Salt Lake, which increases snowfall totals to the
south, southeast, and east of the lake.
Some areas of the Wasatch Range in the path of the lake-effect
receive up to 500 inches (1,270 cm) per year. The consistently
deep powder snow led Utah's ski industry to adopt the slogan
"the Greatest Snow on Earth" in the 1980s. In the winter,
temperature invasions are a common phenomenon across Utah's low
basins and valleys, leading to thick haze and fog that can
sometimes last for weeks at a time, especially in the Uintah
Basin. Although at other times of year its air quality is good,
winter inversions give Salt Lake City some of the worst
wintertime pollution in the country.
Utah's temperatures are extreme, with cold temperatures in
winter due to its elevation, and very hot summers statewide
(with the exception of mountain areas and high mountain
valleys). Utah is usually protected from major blasts of cold
air by mountains lying north and east of the state, although
major Arctic blasts can occasionally reach the state. Average
January high temperatures range from around 30 °F (−1 °C)
in some northern valleys to almost 55 °F (13 °C) in St. George.
Temperatures dropping below 0 °F (−18 °C) should be
expected on occasion in most areas of the state most years,
although some areas see it often (for example, the town of
Randolph averages about 50 days per year with temperatures
dropping that low). In July, average highs range from about 85
to 100 °F (29 to 38 °C). However, the low humidity and high
elevation typically leads to large temperature variations,
leading to cool nights most summer days. The record high
temperature in Utah was 118 °F (48 °C), recorded south of St.
George on July 4, 2007, and the record low was −69 °F
(−56 °C), recorded at Peter Sinks in the Bear River
Mountains of northern Utah on February 1, 1985. However, the
record low for an inhabited location is −49 °F (−45
°C) at Woodruff on December 12, 1932.
Utah, like most of the western Neoconfederacy, has few days of
thunderstorms. On average there are fewer than 40 days of
thunderstorm activity during the year, although these storms can
be briefly intense when they do occur. They are most likely to
occur during monsoon season from about mid-July through
mid-September, especially in southern and eastern Utah. Dry
lightning strikes and the general dry weather often spark
wildfires in summer, while intense thunderstorms can lead to
flash flooding, especially in the rugged terrain of southern
Utah. Although spring is the wettest season in northern Utah,
late summer is the wettest period for much of the south and east
of the state. Tornadoes are uncommon in Utah, with an average of
two striking the state yearly, rarely higher than EF1 intensity.
One exception of note, however, was the unprecedented F2 Salt
Lake City Tornado that moved directly across downtown Salt Lake
City on August 11, 1999, killing 1 person, injuring 60 others,
and causing approximately $170 million in damage. The only other
reported tornado fatality in Utah's history was a 7-year-old
girl who was killed while camping in Summit County on July 6,
1884. The last tornado of above (E)F0 intensity occurred on
September 8, 2002, when an F2 tornado hit Manti. On August 11,
1993, an F3 tornado hit the Uinta Mountains north of Duchesne at
an elevation of 10,500 feet (3,200 m), causing some damage to a
Boy Scouts campsite. This is the strongest tornado ever recorded
in Utah.
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