Geography Flashcards
(27 cards)
Unaka Mountains
sub chain of blue ridge (sub of Appls)
forms eastern border of TN
mountain borders do not change much
western border of TN –> MS River
River has meander to it along TN border
comes down from Northern River MS Valley
upper MS River valley flushs out because of levees (up above, but down to TN stops using that is why along TN it meanders)
basis of TN northern border (Walker Line)
36 degrees, 30min
NC made colony by king, boundary between NC and VA
Thomas Walker (VA) and Richard Henderson (NC)
Richard had bought land from Treaty of Sycamore Sholes - states did not recognize his purchase
so Walker and Henderson survey land –> Cumberland Gap –> Henderson bails and goes to salt lick, Walker surveys by himself
known as Walker Line (1779-1820)
Cairo, Illinois
Upper MS River Valley levees flush soil and fertilizer downstream –> stops here
Memphis
becomes city in 1830
also where Devil’s Race/steamboat stayed when Madrid Earthquake happened (John Bradbury)
MudIsland, Memphis - model of MS River
winchester line
TN southwest line in 1837
Nick a Jack lake
in TN River,
borders GA
GA wanted to have some of this
Clingmans dome
TN highest point
Unaka Mts
2nd highest point on eastern seaboard
trees gone because of invasive species
cades cove
inside mt change
where erosion dropped soil
in unaka mts
fertile valley
great valley of east TN
want bottom land (fertile)
on ridgeland (on top) cannot
slavery is not a big part of production in this area because of ridges
wheat, barley, rye production (ridges) –> cotton (bottom) –> bread basket of slavery
had go over mountains to get crops over to western TN
moonshine came about because of this –> whiskey
eastern highland rim has the _____
highest density of caves
“lost sea” –> sweetwater TN (near Chattanooga)
do not know where water goes
cumberland plateau
division between East and Middle TN
form barrier, people in eastern valley will be stopped/difficult to move further west
goes down into GA, AL, North GA
coal mining (mountain topping)
timber (deforestation)
Cumberland gap
doorway to west
after independence people hunting/exploring
(Daniel Boone helped lead as a long hunter
important for States infrastructure (traffic wise) –> Cumberland Gap Tunnel
a lot of people bypassed the Cumberland Gap to get to the
Cumberland Valley
Cumberland plateau was skipped over
fall creek falls
in cumberland plateau
highest waterfall east of rocky mts
observation overlook
eastern highland rim known for
cumberland caverns (TN largest cave shows)
where also make moonshine –> do not want iron in water (clean water)
bat poo made gun powder
sequatchie valley
what is the largest living cave formation east of MS river
also part of eastern highland rim
Hall of Mountain King
central basin
cedars of lebanon (New Deal)
geographic center (Murfreesboro)
westernhighland rim
cannoball county
iron ore - fuled smelting something for trees (trees all cut down)
has elephant sancuary in Hohenwald, TN
plateau slope of west TN
ancient ocean washed area over time - left good soil
mainly used for hunting
US purchased area –> cotton became huge here
western TN danger
British did not want TN expanded West
1811 Great Comet
Tecumseh (“shooting star”) dream gather together tribes and push Americans back –> gave tribes 30days to join him –> then earthquakes occured
Dec 1811 –> New Madrid Earthquake –> steamboat New Orleans
reelfoot lake
feb 7, 1812
when earth lifted up to point where MS river cut off (earthquake)
water backed up
first state park created
bald eagle preserve
fishing – commerical – make living
TN lowest point
MS River (178ft ASL)
MS river most commercially heavy traffic area of US
MS river basin drains 40%
