| A | B |
| tectonic plate | a huge piece of slowly moving rock |
| landform | a feature on Earth's surface |
| erosion | the process in which water or wind wears away land |
| plains | large areas of flat or nearly flat land |
| climate | the type of weather a place has over a period of time |
| physical map | a map that shows landforms, bodies of water, or resources |
| political map | a map that shows cities, states, and countries |
| plateau | a high area of land that can be flat or hilly on top |
| rim | the outer edge of something |
| flood plain | an area near a river that regularly floods when the river overflows |
| pollution | anything that makes the soil, air, or water dirty and unhealthy |
| Appalachians | mountain range that stretches from Canada to Alabama |
| glacier | a huge, thick sheet of moving ice |
| Clingmans Dome | the highest point in Tennessee |
| Nashville | the capital of Tennessee |
| Memphis | the largest city in Tennessee |
| Mississippi | this river borders west Tennessee |
| East, Middle, West | 3 Grand Divisions of Tennessee |