Social Studies Chapter 1

What is the main drainage route for TN?

• Cumberland River

• Tennessee River

• Mississippi River

• Reelfoot Lake

Who is W.C. Handy?

• the Cherokee who created the alphabet

• the father of the blues

• the first female astronauts

• the Chickasaw chief who loved the Choctaw prncess

Who is the Chickasaw who loved the Choctaw princess?

• W.C. Handy

• Reelfoot

• Rhea Seddon

• Clingman

Name the most important natural resource in TN

• ball clay

• zinc

• soil

• pyrite

What does it mean to be an immigrant?

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

• a person who comes to live permanently in a foreign country

• A person who is moving to a new state

Define geologist

• scientist

• scientist who studies liquid, solid, and gaseous matters on Earth

• scientist who study the origin, history, and structure of Earth

• Geologists usually study geology

What is the natural border of TN?

• West TN border

• Mississippi River

• Tennessee River

• Unaka Mountains

What is a watershed?

• an area that drains into a river system

• the wearing away of the surface of Earth by action of water

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

• a steep slope or cliff

Who created the Cherokee alphabet?

• Rhea Seddon

• Reelfoot

• James K. Polk

• Sequoyah

What word describes TN's climates?

• Mild

• Moderate

• Cold

• Hot