Chapter 10: The Southern Coastlands

Tennessee rest rights above the Southern Coastlands that include the states of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and finally part of South Carolina. Florida being the sole state completely engulfed in the Southern Coastlands. The agricultural structure of Tennessee is mainly comprised of Soybean production. Soybeans account for 11% of the states total agriculture. The soils of the  state make Soybean production excellent.

Tennessee is prone to natural disasters just as the Southern Coastland state of Florida. However, Tennessee does not get hit nearly as hard by hurricanes. Tennessee is prone to Tornados, and flash flooding.  The hurricanes from the Southern Coastlands can create the floods that hit Tennessee. The hurricane season is roughly August through November, and along with the tornados and flash floods, hurricanes can also hit the state of Tennessee. Thankfully for the residents of the state, there are warning that allow those in direct impact of the natural disaster to evacuate.


Although Tennessee is a landlocked state, it still has major ports like the Southern Coastlands. Memphis is the 2nd largest port on the shallow draft portion of the Mississippi River and the 4th largest inland port in the United States. The Memphis port helps to move products such as steel, petroleum, tar, rock and gravel, course grains, salt, asphalt, and fertilizers.

    http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=52579

http://www.tennessee.gov/homelandsecurity/getready.html

http://www.portofmemphis.com/