Why are there so many hills?
Because the originators of Chattanooga made an early investment in skateboards.In all seriousness, Chattanooga is a part of Southern Appalachia. More specifically, the city lies
between the Cumberland Plateau and the southern portion of the Appalachian Mountains, creating ridge and valley formations throughout the area. Chattanooga was first inhabited by American Indians, who strive to be at one with the land and appreciate the land rather than bending the land to the will and desires of the people. As time progressed, rather than flatten the hills to make Chattanooga like any other flat city, the citizens just built their lives in and around the naturally occurring hills, ridges, and mountains.
UTC and Chattanooga wouldn't be the beautiful, scenic places they are without the hills, ridges, and mountains. And, they are great for exercise.
Plus, if not for hills and mountains, how else could you stand in one spot and see seven states?
Prof. Chatterbox
photo credit: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/brent_nashville/100740402/">SeeMidTN.com (aka Brent)</a> via <a href="http://photopin.com">photopin</a> <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
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