Our Great State: Touring TennesseeTennessee Facts

1.What is the abbreviation for Tennessee?

2.What is the capital?

3.What are some of the major industries of Tennessee?

4.List the Major Rivers in Tennessee:

5.How many counties does Tennessee have?

6.List the states that Border Tennessee:

7.Native American tribes that lived in Tennessee include the ___________, the ____________, _____________, __________, __________, and ________________

8.The name ________________came from a _________________village in the region that is called ____________.

9.Tennessee is nicknamed __________________because of the large numbers of _______________ who helped fight in the ______________

10.10.What is the State Motto?What is the State Motto?

11.There have been ___________________from Tennessee:

12.________________also known as ___________________, was the President who was infamous for his attempt to ___________Native Americans, known as the __________________

13.Important ______________Battles that took place in Tennessee include the Battle of _____________ ___________and the Battle of __________

14.The ________________represent the ___________________of Tennessee. The white circle _______them __________.

15.What’s the State…a. Insect:_____________________________b. Agricultural Insect: __________________c. Animal: ____________________________d. Horse: ______________________________e. Flower: _____________________________f. Tree: _______________________________g. Amphibian: _________________________h. Reptile: _____________________________i. Bird:________________________________j. Commercial Fish:_____________________

Name:________________________Period:________________________

Our Great State: Touring Tennessee16. We Make What?

17. Rank Five Major Cities of Tennessee in order from largest to smallest.

18. City: Population:19. City: Population:20. City: Population:21. City: Population:22. City: Population:

Tennessee Physical Geography

16. The physical geography of Tennessee ranges from ________________________west, __________________the middle, and _________________in the east.

17. There are several _______________lakes in Tennessee. _________________is the only _____________occurring lake.

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20.The ______________ _______________in Tennessee include:

21.Name the 6 Geographic regions of Tennessee and give a fact about each:

a. _________________________________________b. _________________________________________c. _________________________________________d. _________________________________________e. _________________________________________f. _________________________________________

22. How many “divisions” does Tennessee have? What are they?

23.How are these divisions different from each other?

West Tennessee 20.Located in the ____________________region of

Tennessee.

21.Mostly grass _______with good, ____________for growing __________

22.____________________contributes to __________soil and is Tennessee’s ________________.

23._________________, located in Obion County, was formed when a massive ______________occurred on the __________________ ______in 1811-1812.

Our Great State: Touring Tennessee28.West Tennessee is bordered by the

____________________ _______________to the ___________and the _____________________ ___________________to the East.

29.West Tennessee is used mostly for _______________. Important ________________________resources from West Tennessee are ______________, _____________, and ____________________.

Memphis, TN30.Founded for

______________________________means because of its location above the ________________ __________________and named after the capital of _________________.

31.Memphis is the ________________city in Tennessee, with _______________________residents.

32.Famous People include:

33.______________________________________was assassinated at the ________________________in Memphis in 1963. It is now the ________________________________________________________________________________

34.Memphis is famous for Elvis Presley’s home, ______________________, good _____________________, the Pink Palace _________________ __________________and Memphis Tigers Basketball!

Middle Tennessee

35.Middle Tennessee is defined by the __________________________and the split between __________________and Western _____________________

36.It covers most of the ________________________, ___________________________________and parts of the __________________________________.

37.The geography of Middle Tennessee is characterized by _________________and _____________________

38.The ______________________________and _______________________________are two large rivers in Middle Tennessee.

39.The _______________________ ________________of the state is located in __________________________ __________________, Tennessee (Rutherford County that’s us!)

40.__________________resources include ____________for ____________

41._________________________resources are __________________________items. ___________________________manufacturing plants such as _______________________and ___________________are both located in Middle Tennessee.

42.The ___________________ _____________________is another part of Middle Tennessee’s ___________________.

Nashville, TN43.Nashville is Tennessee’s ______________________city, with a population of ____________________________people.

44._______________________is the ____________________of Tennessee.

45.Nashville is _________________________for its booming industry in the ____________________________________, especially ___________________music.

46.Famous Nashville Natives:

47.Two Professional Sport teams:

Read the following passage and answer the questions:

In the beginning of May 2010, torrential downpours of rain caused river levels rise at a dramatic rate. In just two days, Nashville, Tennessee went from a bustling music scene, to a town submersed underwater. Historical places such as the Grand Ole Opry and the Ryman Auditorium were damaged. The Opry Mills Mall was completely underwater. The flood caused approximately $2 billion dollars in damage. On May 4, 2010, Davidson County was declared a Federal Disaster.

1.What river flooded much of the Nashville area?

2.How did Nashville change in just a few days?

Chattanooga, TN48.Chattanooga is Tennessee’s ____________ _____________________, with ____________________________residents.

49.It is famous for ________________________sites such as the _____________________ _______________________Rock City and Look Out Mountain, the ____________________ ___________________, and Ruby Falls

East Tennessee48.__________ _____________________________is entirely located in the ____________________________ ________________________________________

49.Within the Appalachian Mountains, is a sub range called the _______________ _____________________________

50.The term _________________ ___________________________comes from the ____________________that hangs over the tops of a ______________ __________________________of the __________________________Mountains.

51.It is home to the nation’s ____________________________________,The ____________________________________________________________________________________________________.

52._____________________________is based on _______________________(Dollywood and Gatlinburg)

53.____________________________Resources include _________, _____________, ___________________, and farming goats. ____________is the ____________________natural resource.

56.Dolly Parton brought ________________________to ________________________, Tennessee

57.____________________, Tennessee is said to be the __________________________________________________.

Knoxville, TN58.Tennessee’s _____________________________city

with a population of __________________________

59._____________________________is located here.

60.Neyland Stadium is home to the _________________________________football team. Nearly ______________________people will pack the stadium on game day.

61.Famous West Tennessee natives:

World Famous West Tennessee Locations:56.Rhea County Courthouse in _________________

___________________________is where the ______________________________________took place in 1925.

57.__________________________________________was the headquarters for the ________________________________________________, where the _______________________________________used in WWII was developed.

58.The ________________________in ___________________________________________is the __________________________underground _______________in the world.

Tennessee Congressional Districts65.What is a congressional district?

66. ________________ ______________________(Rules for ____________________voting __________________) occur every ____________________, after the census is done.

67._________________________are redrawn to help _______________________for _____________________________. This helps ________________out the number of people each ________________ ___________________represents.

68._____________________ _________________________shifts can impact number of voters and can cause __________________in ____________________________________________(Democratic or Republic)

69._________________________districts elect _________________________every ___________years

70.____________________________________is _________________________geographic areas into ________________________ ________________that give an ___________________________advantage to a ________________________________________during elections

71.There are currently _________________________________districts in the state of Tennessee.

72.There have been as few as ______________________and as many as ____________________________in Tennessee.

TN 1: Use the data from your notes and the bar graphs to answer the questions below.

Which city on the graph below had the smallest population change between 2000 and 2006?

A. Memphis

B. Nashville

C. Knoxville

D. Chattanooga

Which city on the graph has the most people living in a rural environment?

A. Chattanooga

B. Clarksville

C. Knoxville

D. Memphis

E. Nashville

TN 2: Label the following features on the map.1. The major rivers of Tennessee and color them BLUE.2. The five major cities of Tennessee. Put a STAR where the capital is.3. The bordering states of Tennessee.4. Draw a compass rose on the map.

Answer the following questions:

1.Which river crosses the Tennessee border twice?

2.Which river makes Tennessee’s Westernmost border?

3.What state is north of Tennessee?

4.What states are west of Tennessee?

5.What states are south of Tennessee?

6.What states are east of Tennessee?

7.If I am in Memphis now, which direction did I have to travel if I started my trip in Nashville?

TN 3: Complete the Map of the Six Geographic Regions of Tennessee.1. Draw and label each of the six regions of Tennessee.2. Color each region a different color.3. List one fact about each region of Tennessee.

Geographic Regions of Tennessee

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TN 4: Three Grand Divisions of Tennessee1. Draw and label the three grand divisions of Tennessee.2. Create your own map legend and draw a symbol for the following resources:

cotton, dairy cows, and coal.3. Draw the symbols on the map according to which division they belong.4. Label the five major cities of Tennessee.

TN 5: Complete the Table. List resources, cities, and important facts about each division of Tennessee.

WEST MIDDLE EAST

TN 6: Draw, color, and label the congressional districts in Tennessee. Then, list the congressional representatives for each district.

Congressional Districts and Representatives:1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Answer the following questions:1. What districts are found in : 2.Who is the Representative for Murfreesboro, TN?

West Tennessee?Middle Tennessee?East Tennessee?