Tennessee Vocab

Question 1

Sequoyah

Answer 1

Creator of the Cherokee alphabet and redwood tree namesake

Question 2

W.C. Handy

Answer 2

Known as the father of the blues

Question 3

Rhea Seddon

Answer 3

One of the first female astronauts

Question 4

3 presidents of the US from Tennessee

Answer 4

Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk , Andrew Johnson

Question 5

Tennessee nickname

Answer 5

Volunteer state

Question 6

What Tennessee is known for

Answer 6

Center of country music, Tennessee walking horses, Great smoky mountains national park

Question 7

What 8 states is Tennessee surrounded by

Answer 7

Kentucky, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas

Question 8

What are Tennessees boundaries.

Answer 8

Western border- Mississippi River, Eastern border- Unaka Mtns.

Question 9

Latitude

Answer 9

Distance north or south of the equator, given in degrees

Question 10

Longitude

Answer 10

The distance east or west of the prime meridian at Greenwich, England

Question 11

Three grand divisions

Answer 11

East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, West Tennessee.

Question 12

Sectionalism

Answer 12

Pride and loyalty for ones own area or state.

Question 13

Time zones

Answer 13

Tennessee is 400 miles east to west. Almost all of eastern Tennessee is in the Eastern Time Zone

Question 14

Current

Answer 14

The steady and forward movement of water.

Question 15

Geologists

Answer 15

Scientists who study the origin, history, and structure of the earth.

Question 16

Tennessee was divided into 6 natural regions by scientists

Answer 16

1. Unaka Mountains
2. East Tennessee Valley and ridge
3. Cumberland plateau
4. Highland Rim
5. the central Basin
6. West Tennessee Plain

Question 17

Balds

Answer 17

A grassy summit of a mountain that has no trees at all

Question 18

Coves

Answer 18

Flat floored Valley in a mountains side.

Benefits of coves 
Fertile soil
Protection from weather
Protection from attacks by enemies
Most famous cove is Cades Cove

Question 19

Escarpments

Answer 19

Steep slopes or cliffs

Question 20

Immigrants

Answer 20

People who move into a new country or region in order to settle there

Question 21

Natural resource

Answer 21

Something of value that has been put in place by nature

Question 22

Climate

Answer 22

The average weather of a region over a period of time

Question 23

Erosion

Answer 23

The wearing away of the surface of the earth