Nashville Basin
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The Nashville Basin is a geologic and topographic lowland in central Tennessee known for its fertile soils, karst features, and distinctive bowl-shaped landscape surrounding the city of Nashville.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nashville Basin canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic basin
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ topographic lowland ⓘ |
| alternateName | Central Basin ⓘ |
| containsCity | Nashville ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dominantRockType |
Ordovician limestone
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Cumberland River
ⓘ
tributaries of the Cumberland River ⓘ |
| geologicAge |
Paleozoic Era
ⓘ
surface form:
Paleozoic
|
| geologicProcess | differential erosion of limestone and surrounding rocks ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryFeature | escarpment of the Highland Rim ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
caves
ⓘ
fertile soils ⓘ gently rolling terrain ⓘ karst features ⓘ limestone bedrock ⓘ relatively low elevation compared to surrounding rim ⓘ sinkholes ⓘ springs ⓘ |
| hasClimate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
urban development around Nashville ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
pasture and hay fields
ⓘ
temperate deciduous forest remnants ⓘ |
| hasGeomorphology | karst plain ⓘ |
| hasHydrology | subsurface drainage through karst systems ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
livestock grazing
ⓘ
row-crop agriculture ⓘ |
| hasRelief | low to moderate local relief ⓘ |
| hasResearchField |
geomorphology
ⓘ
karst hydrogeology ⓘ |
| hasShape | bowl-shaped landscape ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | fertile limestone-derived soils ⓘ |
| hasTopography | lowland ⓘ |
| isCenterOf | Nashville metropolitan area ⓘ |
| isSubregionOf |
Central Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Basin of Tennessee
|
| knownFor |
agricultural productivity
ⓘ
distinctive bowl-shaped physiography ⓘ rich pasturelands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle Tennessee
ⓘ
Tennessee ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Middle Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
central Tennessee
|
| namedAfter | Nashville ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Interior Low Plateaus
Interior Lowlands ⓘ U.S. Interior Highlands and Lowlands system ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Interior Highlands and Lowlands physiographic system
|
| surroundedBy | Highland Rim ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.