1. Tennessee’s Land Chapt. 1 Less. 2

2. Main idea: Tennessee if divided into three major regions. Each regions has its own special features and landforms.

3. The Three Grand Divisions of Tennessee East Middle West

5. East Tennessee

6. East Tennessee has four main landform types: Mountains ( The Smokeys) Valleys (The Great Valley) Hills and Plateaus ( The Cumberland Plateau)

7. East Tennessee has the beautiful Smoky Mountains

8. Also the Cumberland Plateau

9. Due to the many areas of high lands and drop offs…. There are many waterfalls in the eastern part of the state

11. Natural Resource Coal and other minerals are very important. Eastern Tennessee is rich in both.

13. The Great Valley When you have mountains you also have valleys. To the west of the Smoky Mountains you have The Great Valley.

14. The Great Valley The Great Valley has very good, rich soil to grow crops. One important crop is Tobacco.

16. Middle Tennessee

17. 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.

18. Farmers Much of Middle Tennessee is used by farmers to grow livestock.

19. Chickens

20. Sheep

21. Cattle

22. Water is a very important natural resource for Middle Tennessee

23. 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!

24. West

25. Plains West Tennessee is mostly a plain. A plain is a flat land.

26. The Mississippi River a natural border The Mississippi River makes up the western border of Tennessee

27. River City You probably have gone to see The Mississippi River since we live so close to it!

28. Crops in West Tennessee The soil so close to the Mississippi River is very fertile. Many crops are grown in the area.

29. Soybeans

30. Cotton

31. Corn

32. Reelfoot Lake West Tennessee has one of the state’s best known lakes, Reelfoot Lake.

33. 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.

34. Eagles The bald eagle loves to build nests in the Reelfoot Lake area

35. 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