Cumberland Gap

4B Cumberland Gap


Infrared Aerial Photograph of Cumberland Gap	Cumberland Gap Topographic Map

Cartographic Products:

Cumberland Escarpment (Topo Map)	Cumberland Escarpment (NALC)	Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Cumberland Gap (NHAP Stereopair)	Cumberland Gap (Topo Map)	Cumberland Escarpment (SLAR)

Rationale: Under Construction

Themes
     • The Cumberland Escarpment and Engineering Geology
     • The Middlesboro Basin - Meteorite Impact Structure?
     • Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Road

Content Outline
    Rationale
    Performance Objectives
    Assessment Rubrics
    Newspaper Article
    Study Area Description
        The Cumberland Escarpment and Engineering Geology
        The Middlesboro Basin - Meteorite Impact Structure?
        Daniel Boone and the Wilderness Road

Activity Titles
    All activities include - Power Thinking Exercise
                                     Materials
                                     Performance Tasks
                                     Enrichment
         1. Examining the Cumberland Escarpment
         2. Explaining the Middlesboro Basin
         3. The Wilderness Road and Westward Migration

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