Transcript NATIONAL PARK

THE GREAT SMOKEY
MOUNTANS
By
Ketzia O
LOCATION
• Region-southeast
• State-Tennessee
• Longitude-86.2272n
• Lattitude-35.8490w
LANDFORMS
• Clingmans Dome
• Highest point
• 6,643 feet high
• Located in heart of the park
– MT Collins
6,000 feet
• MT GUYOT
• 6,621 FEET HIGHT
• LOCATED IN THE NOTHERN PARK
CULTURE
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Two different groups of people called the GREAT SMOKEY
MOUNTAINS home but they had opposing ideas on the land.
Cherokee Indians.
Frist people
Came in 1212
Lived there for 800 years
1838 they were forced to travel west to Oklahoma
Early settlers
Came in early 1800’s
Forced the Cherokee to travel on foot to Oklahoma from
Tennessee.
TODAY
Around 9,008,830 people visit the park today
WATERWAYS
THE THREE Fssonating Falls Are RAINBOW falls
LURUL FALLS AND Abrams Falls.
Rainbow Falls
• Located in the north of park
• 80 feet high
• LURUL FALLS
• Also located in the north
• 80 feet high
• Abrams Falls
• Located in the north
• 20 feet high
ROCKS AND MIARALS
• Most rocks in the smokes are sedimentary
• They wear formed of acumilashaons of clay,
silt ,gravel ,and minor amounts of calcium
carbonate
• The oldest rocks about 800-545 years ago.
• As more of theas sediments wear deposited
they wear compressed into 9 mile thick
sedimentary rock.