Agreste
E133018
Agreste is a semi-arid transitional region in northeastern Brazil characterized by mixed rural landscapes and a climate between the humid coast and the dry hinterland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agreste canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
natural region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Brazilian semi-arid region
ⓘ
surface form:
Sertão
Zona da Mata ⓘ |
| climate |
semi-arid
ⓘ
transitional climate ⓘ |
| climateBetween |
dry hinterland
ⓘ
humid coastal zone ⓘ |
| climateClassification | semi-arid to sub-humid ⓘ |
| containsPartOf |
Alagoas
ⓘ
surface form:
state of Alagoas
Bahia ⓘ
surface form:
state of Bahia
Paraíba ⓘ
surface form:
state of Paraíba
state of Rio Grande do Norte ⓘ states of Pernambuco ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
livestock ⓘ small agroindustry ⓘ |
| hasLandscape | mixed rural landscapes ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
livestock grazing
ⓘ
small-scale agriculture ⓘ |
| hasPopulationPattern |
dispersed rural settlements
ⓘ
small and medium-sized towns ⓘ |
| hasRainfallPattern |
higher rainfall than Sertão
ⓘ
irregular rainfall ⓘ lower rainfall than coastal zone ⓘ |
| hasSeasonality |
marked dry season
ⓘ
short rainy season ⓘ |
| hasSoil | generally shallow soils ⓘ |
| hasTopography |
interior plateaus
ⓘ
undulating terrain ⓘ |
| hasUrbanizationLevel | predominantly rural ⓘ |
| isTransitionalZoneBetween |
Mata Atlântica
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Forest region
Caatinga biome ⓘ |
| knownFor |
family farming
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northeast Region of Brazil
ⓘ
Northeast Region of Brazil ⓘ
surface form:
northeastern Brazil
|
| partOf |
Northeast Region of Brazil
ⓘ
surface form:
Brazilian Northeast macroregion
|
| playsRoleIn | buffering climatic gradient from coast to interior ⓘ |
| separates |
Brazilian semi-arid region
ⓘ
surface form:
Sertão
Zona da Mata ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
degraded Atlantic Forest remnants
ⓘ
shrubby caatinga elements ⓘ transitional vegetation ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.