1 Thinking Skills: Remembering: Recalling or recognizing information ideas, and principles. Understanding: Understand the main idea of material heard, viewed, or read. Interpret or summarize the ideas in own words. Analyzing: Break down a concept or idea into parts and show the relationships among the parts. Creating: Bring together parts (elements, compounds) of knowledge to form a whole and build relationships for NEW situations. Essential Question • How does elevation affect what type of ecosystem will occur in an area? • What are some differences between Utah’s deserts, wetlands and forest Duration: 30 Minutes.