Cherokee_Climate+and+Geographic+Factors

=Climate and Geographic Factors =  Celeste Billung-Meye r (back to rise)


- The temperature ranged from a low of 38  ° F in January to a high of 94 ° F in July (Gary Hampson, [|Online Book]) - Average rainfall was 44.26 inches (Gary Hampson, [|Online Book])


 - The soil moslty consisted of sandy and clay loams (Gary Hampson, [|Online Book])         - Redlands covered about a forth of the country (Gary Hamson, [|Online Book]) - A forest of shortleaf, loblolly pine and hardwoods covered just over half of the country (Gary Hampson, [|Online Book]) - Lots of natural resources; timber, rich soils, abundant water, oil, natural gas, clays and iron ore (Gary Hampson, [|Online Book]) - The hilly terrain ranged from 250- 570 feet above sea level (Gary Hampson, [|Online Book]) - The Neches River formed the western boundary of the country (Gary Hampson, [|Online Book]) - The Angelina River formed the southeasterm bounday of the country (Gary Hampson, [|Online Book]) - The three major reservoirs were; Lake Palestine, Striker Creek Reservoir and Lake Jacksonville (Gary Hampson, [|Online Book]) - The average growing season was about 258 days (Gary Hampson, [|Online Book])  