Transcript The Three Grand Divisions

Tennessee’s Land
Chapt. 1 Less. 2
Main idea: Tennessee if divided
into three major regions. Each
regions has its own special
features and landforms.
The Three Grand Divisions
of Tennessee
• East
• Middle
• West
East Tennessee
East Tennessee has four main
landform types:
• Mountains ( The Smokeys)
• Valleys (The Great Valley)
• Hills and Plateaus ( The Cumberland Plateau)
East Tennessee has the beautiful
Smoky Mountains
Also the Cumberland Plateau
Due to the many areas of high
lands and drop offs….
• There are many
waterfalls in the
eastern part of
the state
Natural Resource
• Coal and other
minerals are very
important.
Eastern
Tennessee is rich
in both.
The Great Valley
• When you have
mountains you also
have valleys.
• To the west of the
Smoky Mountains
you have The Great
Valley.
The Great Valley
• The Great
Valley has very
good, rich soil
to grow crops.
• One important
crop is
Tobacco.
Middle Tennessee
The Nashville Basin
• Middle Tennessee
has land that is
shaped like a
basin. A basin is
low in the middle
and high around the
edges.
Farmers
• Much of
Middle
Tennessee is
used by farmers
to grow
livestock.
Chickens
Sheep
Cattle
Water is a very important natural
resource for Middle Tennessee
The Tennessee River
• The Tennessee River
is one of the most
important rivers in our
state. Many rivers run
into it.
• The Tennessee River
runs through
Tennessee twice!
West
Plains
• West Tennessee
is mostly a
plain.
• A plain is a flat
land.
The Mississippi River
a natural border
• The Mississippi River makes up the western
border of Tennessee
River City
• You probably
have gone to see
The Mississippi
River since we
live so close to it!
Crops in West Tennessee
• The soil so close
to the Mississippi
River is very
fertile.
• Many crops are
grown in the
area.
Soybeans
Cotton
Corn
Reelfoot Lake
• West Tennessee
has one of the
state’s best
known lakes,
Reelfoot Lake.
Reelfoot Lake
• Reelfoot Lake was
formed in 1811 by
an earthquake that
shook the area
causing the
Mississippi River to
go backwards and
form the lake.
Eagles
• The bald eagle
loves to build
nests in the
Reelfoot Lake
area
Tennessee’s Flag
• The three white stars on
Tennessee’s flag represent the three
grand divisions.
• The white circle around them
represents how they are one