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3.  Bordering States  Kentucky  Virginia  North Carolina  Georgia  Alabama  Mississippi  Arkansas  Missouri Location of the Tennessee

4.   After American colonies gained independence, Tennessee became a part of North Carolina. A group of settlers called a convention and wrote to congress that Tennessee should become a state for several reasons. Without waiting for approval, settlers declared Tennessee a state on a state on 1784 naming it ’Franklin’. John Sevier became the governor.  But North Carolina did not want to give up their western lands, so Tennessee was not a state yet. Tennessee History

5.   Eight years later, North Carolina became part of the United States making the Tennessee lands part of the United States government. Then, the land called Tennessee became a state as it has more than 60,000 free living people.  Tennessee became a part of the union as the 16 th state on June 1, 1796  Tennessee's origin comes Cherokee Indian village called Tanasi that means river Tennessee History (Cont.)

6.  State Map  Tennessee’s population is 6.456 million and is the state with the 17 th most population.  Tennessee has 95 counties  Tennessee’s largest city by population is Memphis at a population of over 655 thousand

7.   Tennessee is 42,180 sq. miles (Rank 17)  Tennessee has 41220 land sq. miles (Rank 34)  Tennessee has 926 water sq. miles (Rank 31)  The highest point of Tennessee is Clingmans dome at 6,643 ft. in the Great Smoky mountains National Park  The lowest point of Tennessee is at Memphis River at 195 ft. Geography

8.  Tennessee Landforms www.freeworldmaps.net

9.   Tennessee is divided into three major regions:  East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee and West Tennessee  The East Tennessee region has three landform regions:  One of them includes the Unaka Mountains and Great Smoky Mountains. This is where the Great Smoky Mountains Nation Parks is.  Another region in East Tennessee in Valley and Ridge. It has many deep valleys between wooded Ridges.  The third region is the Cucumber Plateau. Farming and coal mining are important industries in this region.  In Middle Tennessee there in the Highland Rim and the Nashville Basin:  The Highland Rim has ridges, valleys, sinkholes and underground caves.  The Nashville Basin has good soil good for growing crops such as corn, soybeans and cotton  In West Tennessee there is the Gulf Coast Plain and the Mississippi Flood Plain:  The Gulf Coast plain has Tennessee's best farmland  The Mississippi Flood Plain is a strip of land along the Mississippi River and regularly overflows when the river overflows Tennessee main land forms

10.   Tennessee's natural resources are limestone, coal, oil, natural gas, timber tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, vanilla, chocolate, pumpkin, tobacco, pelts, squash, and pepper's.  Some of Tennessee's major industries are mining (coal) electrical power, enriched uranium production, music, automobile manufacturing, farming (tobacco, cattle, soybeans, cotton), walking horses, tourism, agriculture, manufacturing and service industries Economy/Industry/Natural Resources

11.  Tennessee Major Businesses Note: Restaurant businesses (1000+) not included

12.  Jobs and Professions

13.  Nashville, Tennessee Monthly Average Temperatures

14.   Tennessee won its nickname as The Volunteer State during the war of 1812  When Tennessee became a state in 1796, the total population was 77,000  Tennessee has more than 3,800 documented caves  in 1899, Coca-Cola entered first bottling agreement in Chattanooga  The Tennessee Aquariums is one of the largest fresh water aquarium  Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry is the longest continuously running live radio program in the world  The Smoky Mountains National Park is one of the most visited national park visited in the United States Fun Facts

15.   Tennessee is a great place to visit because there are many amazing tourist attractions such as Ruby falls, Tennessee Aquarium and Graceland. There is also the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Tennessee is beautiful and rich in culture  The land/property is fairly inexpensive  Public schools are fairly educated though other places such as the tri-cites are very well educated Tennessee is a great place to visit!

16.   Tennessee Natural Resources and Economy. 1999-2014. 4/22/2014. http://www.ehow.com/info_8352877_tennessee-natural-resources-economy.html.  50 States Rankings for Size. 2014..  Tennessee Name Origin. 2014. 4/23/2014..  What are the average monthly temperatures in Tennessee. 2014. 4/23/2014..  Education Place. 2014. 4/ 23/ 2014..  2010 Census. 2014. 4/ 23/ 2014.. Work Cited