The state of Tennessee is geographically and constitutionally divided into three Grand Divisions: East Tennessee, Middle Tennessee, and West Tennessee. Tennessee features six principal physiographic regions: the Blue Ridge, the Appalachian Ridge and Valley Region, the Cumberland Plateau, the Highland Rim...
The state is often described as having three "grand divisions": West (Memphis), Middle (Nashville) and East (Chattanooga). Tennessee is one of the less reliably Republican states in the South, in part because the plantation culture that was so rooted in the Deep South didn't prosper in th...
The geographicdiversityof Tennessee has generated a variety of economic, social, and cultural patterns that have led residents to perceive the state in terms of three “grand divisions”: East, Middle, and West Tennessee. East Tennessee, dominated geographically by theGreat Smoky Mountainsand theCumb...
The Tennessee River defines the boundary between two of Tennessee’s grand divisions: Middle and West Tennessee [63]. The Tennessee River is one of the most ecologically diverse rivers in the world and serves as a great resource for the residents living around it. However, it is also one ...