Piedmont (United States)

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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.

Aliases (6)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	physiographic region → plateau →
averageElevation	about 1,000 feet → about 300 meters →
boundedBy	Atlantic Coastal Plain → Blue Ridge Mountains →
characterizedBy	foothills → rolling hills →
climate	humid continental (northern part) → humid subtropical (southern part) →
contains	Atlanta metropolitan area → Charlotte metropolitan area → Piedmont Crescent → Piedmont Triad → Raleigh–Durham area →
containsFeature	fall line → river rapids → waterfalls →
country	United States →
extendsFrom	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 →
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 Highlands →
passesThrough	Georgia → Maryland → North Carolina → Pennsylvania → South Carolina → Virginia →
soilType	clay-rich soils → loamy soils →

Referenced by (41)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Appomattox Court House, Virginia ("Piedmont region of Virginia") → Clayton County, Georgia ("Piedmont") → Gainesville, Virginia ("Piedmont region of Virginia") → Holly Springs ("Piedmont") → Luthersville, Georgia ("Piedmont region of Georgia") → Lynchburg, Virginia ("Piedmont") → Monocacy River ("Piedmont") → Oatlands Historic House and Gardens ("Piedmont") → Raleigh ("Piedmont") → Yadkin River ("Piedmont") →	region
Chambers County, Alabama ("Piedmont") → Frederick ("Piedmont region") → Lincolnton, North Carolina → Piedmont Crescent ("Piedmont") → Stafford County, Virginia ("Piedmont") → Wake County, North Carolina ("Piedmont") →	locatedInRegion
Piedmont region of Georgia → Piedmont region of North Carolina → Warrenton ("Piedmont region of Virginia") →	partOf
Catawba River ("Piedmont") → Savannah River ("Piedmont") →	ecoregion
Georgia ("Piedmont") → North Carolina ("Piedmont") →	hasRegion
Lincolnton, North Carolina ("Piedmont") → Pine Mountain, Georgia →	locatedInPhysiographicRegion
Piedmont region of Georgia ("Piedmont province") → Piedmont region of Virginia ("Piedmont") →	physiographicProvince
Blue Ridge Mountains ("Piedmont") → Piedmont-Atlantic Coastal Plain fall line ("Piedmont") →	separates
U.S. Route 29 in Virginia ("Piedmont region of Virginia") →	connectsRegion
Eastern United States ("Piedmont") →	containsLandform
Carolinas ("Piedmont") →	containsRegion
Valley and Ridge Province ("Piedmont Province") →	contrastsWith
Neuse River ("Piedmont") →	crossesEcoregion
American South (colonial and early national periods) ("Piedmont region") →	geographicFeature
Greenville, Georgia ("Piedmont region of Georgia") →	geographicRegion
Woodbury, Georgia ("Piedmont region of Georgia") →	isInRegion
Terminus ("Piedmont region") →	locatedIn
Richmond, Virginia ("Piedmont") →	locatedInPhysiographicProvince
Appalachian orogeny ("Piedmont province") →	producedStructure
Monroe, North Carolina ("Piedmont") →	regionType