Tennessee Landforms There are many landforms in Tennessee













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Tennessee Landforms There are many landforms in Tennessee. Landforms can affect the way we live and play. Let’s take a tour of Tennessee Landforms K-5. 9. 1 Identify the earth's major geological features. Recognize the earth's major geological features (e. g. , continents, oceans, lakes). by: Mrs. Jackson

Tennessee Landforms Tennessee’s seven natural regions are: Blue Ridge (Unaka) Mountains The Great Valley Cumberland Plateau Highland Rim Nashville Basin Gulf Coastal Plain Mississippi Flood Plain

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Landforms Vocabulary landforms bodies of water river lake ocean mountain valley by: Mrs. Jackson

Mountains A mountain is the highest kind of land. The Appalachian Mountains is the largest wilderness area in the Eastern United States by: Mrs. Jackson

Plateau A flat area of land that is higher than the land around it • Fall Creek Falls State Park in Pikeville, TN is located on the Cumberland Plateau. by: Mrs. Jackson This plateau shows how it really is flat like a table on top!

Plain • Plains are broad, nearly level stretches of land that have no great changes in elevation. • Plains are generally lower than the land around them. by: Mrs. Jackson

River The Mississippi River forms the western border of Tennessee. The Tennessee River starts in by: Mrs. Jackson Knoxville, TN

Lake An inland body of fresh or salt water Reelfoot Lake is located in Dyersburg, TN Reelfoot Lake was formed when a massive earthquake struck the area! by: Mrs. Jackson

Bluff A high bank with a broad, precipitous and sometimes rounded cliff face overlooking a plain or body of water. by: Mrs. Jackson

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References • http: //www. ihms. mb. ca/Student%20 Projects/Student%20 projects%2 02002 -2003/Grade%204%20 Landforms/landforms. htm 4 th graders put together several landforms with good pictures. • http: //vathena. arc. nasa. gov/curric/landform/landform. html • http: //www. nhptv. org/natureworks/nwep 7 c. htm A lake of great information. • http: //www. tennesseelakeinfo. com/ Information about TN lakes. • http: //www. reelfootareachamber. com/tourism/index. html History of Reelfoot Lake. by: Mrs. Jackson

Activities • Use http: //earth. google. com/ to locate the landforms you learned. • http: //www. harcourtschool. com/activity/typesofland/types ofland. html Click on the landform to learn more about it. • http: //www. earthkam. ucsd. edu/public/students/activities/l andformations/index. shtm Can you find the landforms? • http: //www. quia. com/mc/512. html • http: //www. quia. com/custom/512 sear. html Play landform games: matching, concentration, or word search by: Mrs. Jackson
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