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Neither the northern nor the southern border of Tennessee follows a geographic feature. The northern border was originally defined as the parallel 36°30′ north and the Royal Colonial Boundary of 1665, but due to faulty surveys, the border begins north of this line in the east, and to the west, gradually veers north with multiple minute ...
Tennessee (/ ˌ t ɛ n ɪ ˈ s iː / ⓘ, locally / ˈ t ɛ n ɪ s i /) [10] [11] [12] is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina to the east, Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi to the south, Arkansas to the southwest, and Missouri to the ...
Human activities increased the dispersal of edible plants, including trees, shrubs, grasses, and lianas. [16] Cultural developments accelerated with the adoption of agriculture in the highlands in the Middle Woodland period, delayed relative to the lowlands by rugged terrain, low population, limited fertile soil, and a shorter growing season. [16]
(The Center Square) — Tennessee's population grew from 7.1 million in 2023 to 7.2 million this year, according to the latest statistics from the U.S. Census Bureau. The state's population has ...
The Tennessee-North Carolina border crosses its summit. High Knob is the highest point in Tennessee outside of the Great Smoky Mountains [10] and is the 15th-highest peak in the eastern United States. [11] The Appalachian Trail crosses High Knob's western slope, with a well-marked spur trail leading to the summit. The Roan High Knob Shelter is ...
This is a list of countries and territories of the world according to the total area covered by forests, based on data published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). In 2010, the world had 3.92 billion hectares (ha) of tree cover, extending over 30% of its land area. [1] [need quotation to verify]
The last members of the baby boomer generation, more than 75 million nationwide, will hit their 60s starting in 2024 and enter retirement age by 2029.
The Cherokee National Forest mostly lies within eastern Tennessee, along the border with North Carolina, and comprises nearly the entire border area except for sections within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Copper Basin. The Cherokee National Forest has two separate sections: a northern region to the northeast of the Great ...