Chapter 16: The North Pacific Coast

Tennessee Forestry

Chapter 16 focused on the North Pacific Coast. The chapter touched on the physical geography and topography of the area. The North Pacific is gorgeous to say the least, full of forestry and wildlife. Tennessee shares many qualities with the North Pacific when it comes to beauty and forestry. When thinking of Tennessee, forestry might not be the first thing that comes to mind. The forestry in Tennessee cover half the state and supplies more than 60,000 jobs. Some types of trees in found in Tennessee are the Birch Tree, Hickory Tree, Oak, Sugar Maple just to list a few.

Tennessee is home to the Smoky Mountains. The mountains contains many National Parks that allow visitors to come relax and enjoy the scenery. The Smoky Mountains are home to 1,500 Black bears and 1,600 kinds of flowering plants. The mountains range in elevation from 875 feet to 6,643 feet. 

Tennessee has a few major cites, Nashville and Memphis being two of them. Memphis is the largest city in the state, it is located in the western corner of the state. Nashville is the second largest city in Tennessee, located almost in the center of the state. The third largest city in Tennessee is Knoxville. Knoxville is located on the eastern side of the state. 

http://www.tngenweb.org/tnland/trees.htm

http://www.state.tn.us/agriculture/forestry/http://www.nps.gov/grsm/index.htm