What makes the Great Smoky Mountains smoky?
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DownloadThe US is home to 63 stunning national parks. But the most visited one, the Great Smoky Mountains.
The Smokies are amazing, particularly because of their beautiful landscapes and biodiversity.
I particularly love "Smoky streams," which are these cascading, tumbling,
beautiful bits of water. We get a lot of folks who come here for the leaf season,
but the colors are vibrant all year round, and we're so fortunate to be in this beautiful
place. These mountains are widely called shaconage, which is a Cherokee word meaning
blue. People often embellish the translation to say the land of blue smoke or the place of blue
smoke. There's a Dolly Parton song that's famous that uses that word. But what gives
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Key Vocabulary (19)
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
People refers to a group of human beings or the general public. It is the standard plural form of the word 'person'.
Today refers to the current day or the 24-hour period that is happening right now. It can also describe the present time or modern era in a more general sense.
H2O liquid
"Drink water daily."
A place is a particular area, position, or building that is used for a specific purpose or where something is located. It is a general term used to describe locations ranging from a specific spot in a room to an entire city.
Something that is very attractive to look at or pleasant to experience. It describes people, places, or things that give great pleasure to the senses or the mind.
excellent
"Great idea!"
sky color
"Blue ocean."
The direction that is straight ahead when you are looking at the North Pole. It is one of the four main points of the compass and is usually located at the top of a map.
"The north is important."
A home is the place where a person or a family lives and feels they belong. It is often used to describe both the physical building and the emotional sense of comfort and safety associated with it.
"The home is important."
A landscape is a painting, photograph, or view of a wide area of land. In art, it usually shows natural scenes like mountains, trees, and rivers instead of people.
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