1. Bellringer/Activating List as many facts about Tennessee you can think of. Hints: Capital State Flower Counties Rivers Historical facts

2. State Standard I can identify major rivers in Tennessee.

3. BELLRINGER NAME THE GRAND DIVISIONS OF TENNESSEE

4. BELLRINGER West Tennessee was purchased from what Native American tribe?

5. BELLRINGER NAME THE MAJOR RIVERS OF TENNESSEE

6. Tennessee Geography Library Media

7. Bellringer Name the divisions each of these cities. 1. Memphis 2. Nashville 3. Lenoir City 4. Johnson City 5. Crossville 6. Chattanooga

8. Assignment Log on the Study Island Read the lesson on Economics first and then start studying. Take the test.

9. Bellringer If you are traveling from Murfreesboro, to Knoxville what is the relative location of Murfreesboro to Knoxville?

10. Tennessee Rivers

11. Tennessee Counties

12. Tennessee Road Map

13. Physical Regions of Tennessee

14. Gulf Coastal Plain 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.

15. Highland Rim Highland Rim Middle Tennessee is divided into two regions. The outer ring of Middle Tennessee is considered the Highland Rim

16. Central Basin The Central Basin is slightly lower than and completely surrounded by the Highland Rim 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.

17. Cumberland Plateau 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.

18. The Cumberland Plateau

19. The Great Valley of Tennessee

20. Great Valley 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.

21. 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.

22. Cotton in West Tennessee 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 African- American residents than the other two Grand Divisions.

23. The Overlook in Middle Tennessee

24. 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 http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/geograph y/m_2

25. Rivers of Tennessee http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/geograph y/m_2 http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/geograph y/m_2