Piedmont (United States)

E12167
physiographic region plateau

Piedmont (United States) is a plateau region in the eastern U.S. characterized by rolling hills and foothills lying between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Piedmont 50
Piedmont (United States) canonical 6
Piedmont region of Virginia 4

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic region ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
averageElevation about 1,000 feet ⓘ
about 300 meters ⓘ
boundedBy Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain

Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
characterizedBy foothills ⓘ
rolling hills ⓘ
climate humid continental (northern part) ⓘ
humid subtropical (southern part) ⓘ
contains Atlanta–Athens–Clarke–Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area ⓘ
surface form: Atlanta metropolitan area

Charlotte metropolitan area ⓘ
Piedmont Crescent ⓘ
Piedmont Triad ⓘ
Raleigh–Durham area ⓘ
containsFeature fall line ⓘ
river rapids ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
extendsFrom New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey
extendsTo Alabama ⓘ
geologicalOrigin eroded Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
geology ancient crystalline basement ⓘ
igneous rocks ⓘ
metamorphic rocks ⓘ
knownFor agricultural land ⓘ
mixed forests ⓘ
urban corridors ⓘ
liesBetween Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
surface form: Atlantic Coastal Plain
locatedIn eastern United States ⓘ
majorRivers Chattahoochee River ⓘ
James River ⓘ
Pee Dee River ⓘ
Potomac River ⓘ
Roanoke River ⓘ
Savannah River ⓘ
nameEtymology from Italian "Piemonte" meaning "foot of the mountains" ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
surface form: Appalachian Highlands
passesThrough Georgia ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ
North Carolina ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ
soilType clay-rich soils ⓘ
loamy soils ⓘ

Referenced by (69)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pine Mountain, Georgia → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
Piedmont region of North Carolina → partOf → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
American South (colonial and early national periods) → geographicFeature → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont region
U.S. state of Georgia → hasRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
subject surface form: Georgia
this entity surface form: Piedmont
U.S. Route 29 in Virginia → connectsRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont region of Virginia
Richmond, Virginia → locatedInPhysiographicProvince → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Greenville, Georgia → geographicRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont region of Georgia
Appomattox Court House, Virginia → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont region of Virginia
Warrenton → partOf → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont region of Virginia
Clayton County, Georgia → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Woodbury, Georgia → isInRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont region of Georgia
Luthersville, Georgia → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont region of Georgia
Frederick → locatedInRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont region
Holly Springs → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Gainesville → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
subject surface form: Gainesville, Virginia
this entity surface form: Piedmont region of Virginia
Stafford County, Virginia → locatedInRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Appalachian orogeny → producedStructure → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont province
Terminus → locatedIn → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont region
Raleigh → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
North Carolina → hasRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Wake County, North Carolina → locatedInRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Valley and Ridge Province → contrastsWith → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont Province
Monroe, North Carolina → regionType → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Chambers County, Alabama → locatedInRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Lincolnton, North Carolina → locatedInRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
Lincolnton, North Carolina → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Monocacy River → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Eastern United States → containsLandform → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Piedmont-Atlantic Coastal Plain fall line → separates → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Oatlands Historic House and Gardens → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Yadkin River → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Neuse River → crossesEcoregion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Catawba River → ecoregion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Blue Ridge Mountains → separates → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Savannah River → ecoregion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Lynchburg, Virginia → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Piedmont Crescent → locatedInRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Carolinas → containsRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Piedmont region of Virginia → physiographicProvince → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Piedmont region of Georgia → partOf → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
Piedmont region of Georgia → physiographicProvince → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont province
Occaneechi people → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Chatham County → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Green Level, North Carolina → isInPhysiographicProvince → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Pee Dee River → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Roanoke River → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Amtrak Piedmont → routeName → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
North Carolina Highway 73 → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Chesapeake Bay region → ecoregionPartOf → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont
Stanly County → region → Piedmont (United States) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Piedmont