Tennessee Notes

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Tennessee Notes

• 3 Grand Divisions

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Note Set Up

• Take white copy paper and fold like hot dog
• We are going to cut it into the shape of
  Tennessee.
• Make sure folded side is top open side is down
• Barely cut the left side so it looks like a curvy
  river outline in blue
• See teachers example
• What should we label this blue river?
• Mississippi River (use pencil-write along left
  side)

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• Measure (or estimate using top half of thumb) 1
  inch in from bottom right of folded page to start
  a gentle diagonal cut from that bottom point to
  top corner.
• Try to make it look jagged like mountains-then,
  draw a few in brown down the right side to
  represent mountains
• See teachers example
• What should we label these mountains?
• Appalachian Mountains (use pencil-write along
  right side)

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Now using blue, draw in Tennessee River and
Cumberland River and label as shown below (Dont
worry about those red dots yet)
Cumberland River

Nashville
TN River
TN River
What capital city is located on the Cumberland
River?
Nashville-now, draw a yellow star and label it as
shown above
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Add the red dots and label the cities

Knoxville
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
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Now, we are going to cut the tabs for our 3
divisions.
Cut only on top part of folded paper
EAST
WEST

Knoxville
Nashville
MIDDLE
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Memphis
Chattanooga
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Label the divisions in a color you have not used
Glue into notes and study for a quiz tomorrow
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Quiz

• 1. What river flows along Tennessee's western
  border?2. What large river flows north to south
  in one part of the state and south to north in a
  completely different part of the state?3. What
  large river flows through Nashville?4. The
  Tennessee River is formed near what city?5. What
  kind of boundary is between Kentucky and
  Tennessee?
• 6. Name the two physical boundaries Tennessee
  has to the east and west.

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Answers

• 1) The Mississippi River
• 2) The Tennessee River
• 3) The Cumberland River
• 4) Knoxville
• 5) Political boundary
• 6) Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River

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What crop is this?Where is it grown in Tennessee?
COTTON!
WEST TENNESSEE!
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What crop is this?Where is it grown in Tennessee?
Soybeans in West Tennessee
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Make sure you are writing under the left
tabNotes for West Tennessee

• Climate- mild temperatures
• Landforms-flattest land, river banks, lowest
  elevation, high cliffs, rich farmland
• Natural Resources or crops- cotton, soybeans,
  wheat, manufacturing and trade
• Culture- Blues Music, Mississippi, farming,
  Graceland

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The largest grand division is.
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Valleys and hills
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Make sure you are writing under middle tabNotes
for MIDDLE Tennessee

• Climate- most precipitation
• Landforms- largest grand division, Nashville
  Basin, Highland Rim, valleys, hills, rivers
• Natural Resources or crops- hay, corn, cattle,
  dairy cows, farming, manufacturing (cars,
  limestone)
• Culture- Music City, country music, Grand Old
  Opry, Sam Davis Home, Stones River Battlefield

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Where are we now??
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East TN is a beautiful place to visit
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Make sure you are writing under right tabNotes
for East Tennessee

• Climate- coldest temps, least precipitation
• Landforms- highest elevation, Appalachian
  mountains, fertile valleys, TN river starts
• Natural Resources or crops- timber, mining coal
  or zinc, rivers create electricity
• Culture- Bluegrass music, Dollywood, tourism,
  Gov. John Sevier, UT

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A resource during computer time this rotation in
the classroom-under portaportal-Current

• TN History for kids
• Quiz on Tuesday/Wenesday on 3 grand divisions
• Projects due Friday, September 9

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Quiz

• Match each statement with a Grand Division
• a) West Tennessee b) Middle Tennessee c) East
  Tennessee1. This Grand Division is bordered by
  the Mississippi River one side and the Tennessee
  River on the other.2. This Grand Division
  contains Chattanooga.3. This is the most
  mountainous Grand Division.4. This Grand
  Division contains the most counties.5. This
  Grand Division contained the most slaves before
  the Civil War.6. This Grand Division contains
  Nashville.7. This Grand Division contains the
  Cumberland River.8. This is the flattest Grand
  Division.

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Brain pop Latitude and Longitude

• http//www.brainpop.com/socialstudies/geography/la
  titudeandlongitude/

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Latitude and Longitude

• Turn to your note section in your spiral

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Latitude

• Imaginary line that run from west to east.
• They measure distances north and south of
  equator.
• Longitude
• Imaginary line that run from the North Pole to
  the South Pole.
• They measure distances west and east of the prime
  meridian.

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(Latitude, Longitude)

• www.allaboutspace.com
• http//www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/activity/latl
  ong/
• www.allaboutspace.com/usa/activity/latlong2/