High Desert
E132239
High Desert is a sparsely populated, arid region of the western United States characterized by high elevation, sagebrush steppe, and wide open basins and ranges.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| High Desert canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical area
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| climateType |
cold desert
ⓘ
steppe climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevationRange | generally above 1200 meters ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
habitat fragmentation
ⓘ
overgrazing impacts ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
arid climate
ⓘ
continental climate influences ⓘ high elevation ⓘ semi-arid climate ⓘ sparsely populated ⓘ wide open landscapes ⓘ |
| hasLandform |
basins and ranges
ⓘ
intermontane basins ⓘ mountain ranges ⓘ |
| hasScenicQuality |
distant mountain views
ⓘ
wide open skies ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
grassland
ⓘ
sagebrush steppe ⓘ shrubland ⓘ |
| humanSettlementPattern |
low population density
ⓘ
scattered ranches ⓘ small towns ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Great Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Basin region
Intermountain West ⓘ North America ⓘ western United States ⓘ |
| soilType |
alkaline soils
ⓘ
arid soils ⓘ |
| supportsEcosystem |
desert shrub ecosystem
ⓘ
sagebrush ecosystem ⓘ |
| supportsLandUse |
dryland agriculture
ⓘ
mining ⓘ ranching ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| supportsWildlife |
coyote
ⓘ
jackrabbit ⓘ pronghorn ⓘ sage-grouse ⓘ |
| typicalPrecipitation |
high interannual variability
ⓘ
low annual precipitation ⓘ |
| typicalTemperature |
cold winters
ⓘ
hot summers ⓘ |
| vegetationDominantGenus | Artemisia ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.