Sierra Madre de Oaxaca region
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The Sierra Madre de Oaxaca region is a mountainous area in southern Mexico known for its rugged terrain, rich biodiversity, and numerous indigenous communities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Region of Sierra Norte | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
mountain range region ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | limited road access ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversityStatus |
center of endemism
ⓘ
high biodiversity ⓘ |
| hasClimate |
cloud forest climate conditions
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humid montane climate ⓘ temperate climate zones ⓘ |
| hasConservationStatus | partially protected by natural reserves ⓘ |
| hasCulturalCharacteristic |
customary law systems
ⓘ
indigenous languages ⓘ traditional communal land tenure ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
coffee cultivation
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ timber extraction ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
montane cloud forest
ⓘ
pine-oak forest ⓘ tropical montane forest ⓘ |
| hasEnvironmentalIssue |
deforestation
ⓘ
habitat fragmentation ⓘ soil erosion ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
endemic amphibian species
ⓘ
endemic bird species ⓘ |
| hasFlora | endemic plant species ⓘ |
| hasHydrologicalFeature | headwaters of regional rivers ⓘ |
| hasLandUse | traditional milpa agriculture ⓘ |
| hasTerrainFeature |
deep canyons
ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ rugged terrain ⓘ steep slopes ⓘ |
| hasTopographicCharacteristic |
complex relief
ⓘ
high elevation zones ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
Chinantec communities
ⓘ
Mazatec communities ⓘ Mixe communities ⓘ Zapotec communities ⓘ indigenous communities ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
conservation of endemic species
ⓘ
regional climate regulation ⓘ watershed protection ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
State of Oaxaca
ⓘ
surface form:
state of Oaxaca
|
| partOf |
Sierra Madre de Oaxaca
ⓘ
Sierra Madre Oriental ⓘ
surface form:
Sierra Madre mountain system
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Region of Sierra Norte