6 Regions of Tennessee

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6 Regions of Tennessee

• Bluff

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Cumberland Plateau

• 1. Few people live in this region of Tennessee
  because it has steep slopes or cliffs and the
  soil is not good for farming.

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Unaka Mountains

• 2. This region is also called the Great Smokies
  are part of the Appalachian Mountains.

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East Tennessee Valley and Ridge

• 3. This area was a refuge for Woodland and
  Mississippian Indians long ago.

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Central Basin

• 4. Nashville (and Lavergne) are located in this
  region.

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Unaka Mountains

• 5. This region has the highest elevation in
  Tennessee is Clingmans Dome at 6,642 feet.

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East Tennessee Valley and Ridge

• 6. Chattanooga and Knoxville are two cities that
  lie in this region.

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Central Basin

• 7. This region forms the bottom of the bowl and
  has some of the most fertile soil in Tennessee.

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Gulf Coastal Plains

• 8. This region was bought from the Chickasaw
  Indians.

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Unaka Mountains

• 9. In this region, coves provide fertile soil and
  protection from weather and enemies.

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Highland Rim

• 10. This region is the largest natural region of
  Tennessee.

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Central Basin

• 11. Because of the rivers that flow through it,
  this region has become a farming and industrial
  center.

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Cumberland Plateau

• 12. This region has the Cumberland Gap, where
  Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia all meet.

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East Tennessee Valley and Ridge

• 13. This region is immediately west of the Unaka
  Mountains

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Gulf Coastal Plains

• 14. The fertile soil in this region produces a
  lot of cotton and grain.

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Highland Rim

• 15. In the fertile soil of the region, farmers
  grow corn, wheat, and tobacco.

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Central Basin

• 16. It is the smallest region of Tennessee.

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Gulf Coastal Plains

• 17. The Mississippi River has caused Memphis to
  become one of the most important ports in the
  United States.

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Unaka Mountains

• 18. Several coves, flat floored valleys, are
  found in the mountains side.

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Cumberland Plateau

• 19. This region rises 800 to 2,000 feet above the
  Valley and Ridge.

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Highland Rim

• 20. It forms a giant bowl around the Central
  Basin.

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East Tennessee Valley and Ridge

• 21. It is sometimes called the folded
  Appalachians.