Transcript Tennessee Geography

Bellringer/Activating
List as many facts about Tennessee you
can think of. Hints:
 Capital
 State Flower
 Counties
 Rivers
 Historical facts
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State Standard
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I can identify major rivers in Tennessee.
BELLRINGER
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NAME THE GRAND DIVISIONS OF
TENNESSEE
BELLRINGER
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West Tennessee was purchased from
what Native American tribe?
BELLRINGER
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NAME THE MAJOR RIVERS OF
TENNESSEE
Tennessee Geography
Library Media
Bellringer
Name the divisions each of these cities.
1. Memphis
2. Nashville
3. Lenoir City
4. Johnson City
5. Crossville
6. Chattanooga
Assignment
Log on the Study Island
 Read the lesson on Economics first and
then start studying. Take the test.
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Bellringer
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If you are traveling from Murfreesboro, to
Knoxville what is the relative location of
Murfreesboro to Knoxville?
Tennessee Rivers
Tennessee Counties
Tennessee Road Map
Physical Regions of Tennessee
Gulf Coastal Plain
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Gulf Coastal Plain.
The entire western
third of the state is
considered Gulf
Coastal Plain. This is
where the elevation
of the state is lowest
and the land is
flattest.
Highland Rim
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Highland Rim
Middle Tennessee is
divided into two
regions. The outer
ring of Middle
Tennessee is
considered the
Highland Rim
Central Basin
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Hard to see; however, if traveling from
Interstate 24 to Chattanooga, you will
notice how it is in Rutherford County.
But when you to go Coffee County
You will go slightly uphill for a few miles.
That is where the Central Basin becomes
the Highland Rim.
The Central Basin
is slightly lower than
and completely
surrounded by the
Highland Rim
Cumberland Plateau
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As you ride from west to east through Tennessee,
you suddenly go WAY up elevation wise at the
Cumberland Plateau, a rugged upland region
that extends from the Kentucky border in the
north to the Georgia and Alabama border to the
south. If you are heading east on Interstate 40,
which connects Nashville to Knoxville, you move
upward into the Cumberland Plateau right after
you pass Cookeville. If you head east on
Interstate 24, you ascend into the Cumberland
Plateau right before you get to Sewanee and
Monteagle.
The Cumberland Plateau
The Great Valley of Tennessee
Great Valley
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is a series of valleys divided
by ridges and low hills that
runs through most of east
Tennessee. The Tennessee
River is formed in this
region, where the Holston
and French Broad come
together near the city of
Knoxville. Other cities
located in the Valley and
Ridge area are
Chattanooga, Maryville,
Bristol and Cleveland.
Unaka Mountains
The Unaka Mountains run all the way
along Tennessee's border with North
Carolina. And, just to be clear, the Great
Smoky Mountains are sort of a "subset"
of the Unaka Mountains. Within
Tennessee, the "Great Smoky
Mountains" only refers to the parts of
the Unaka Mountains within Blount,
Sevier, and the southern tip of Cocke
counties.
Cotton in West Tennessee
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West Tennessee's soil and
climate are great for
growing cotton. Because of
this, West Tennessee
evolved into the part of
the state most dominated
by large farms, once known
as plantations. These
plantations had many
African-American slaves.
Therefore, to this day, West
Tennessee has a higher
percentage of AfricanAmerican residents than
the other two Grand
Divisions.
The Overlook in Middle Tennessee
Assignment
Go to the North Middle Website,
classrooms, Special Areas, Liles, then find
Classrooms- Library Special Area class.
 Find Grand Divisions of Tennessee
document.
 Use this website
 http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/geograph
y/m_2
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Rivers of Tennessee
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http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/geograph
y/m_2