Pennyroyal region of Kentucky
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The Pennyroyal region of Kentucky is a largely rural area characterized by rolling farmland, karst landscapes, and small towns, forming a broad belt across south-central Kentucky.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pennyroyal region of Kentucky canonical | 3 |
| Cave Country region of Kentucky | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physiographic region
ⓘ
region of Kentucky ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pennyrile ⓘ |
| borders |
Kentucky Bluegrass region
ⓘ
surface form:
Bluegrass region of Kentucky
Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
surface form:
Cumberland Plateau in Kentucky
Knobs region of Kentucky ⓘ Mississippi Embayment ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Embayment in Kentucky
Western Coal Field ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Bowling Green metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Bowling Green, Kentucky metropolitan area
Elizabethtown, Kentucky ⓘ
surface form:
Elizabethtown, Kentucky area
Glasgow, Kentucky ⓘ Hopkinsville, Kentucky ⓘ Mammoth Cave Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Mammoth Cave area
caves ⓘ sinkholes ⓘ underground drainage ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dominantLandCover | improved pasture and hay fields ⓘ |
| dominantVegetation | temperate deciduous forest remnants ⓘ |
| drainage |
Barren River basin
ⓘ
Cumberland River ⓘ
surface form:
Cumberland River basin
Green River basin ⓘ Tradewater River basin ⓘ |
| elevation | low plateau ⓘ |
| extendsAcross | south-central Kentucky ⓘ |
| geology |
karst
ⓘ
limestone ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
karst landscape
ⓘ
largely rural ⓘ rolling farmland ⓘ small towns ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
livestock grazing
ⓘ
tobacco farming ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kentucky
ⓘ
south-central Kentucky ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity | agriculture ⓘ |
| majorLandUse |
cropland
ⓘ
pasture ⓘ |
| namedAfter | pennyroyal plant ⓘ |
| near | Mammoth Cave National Park ⓘ |
| partOf |
Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Interior Low Plateaus
Ozark Plateau ⓘ
surface form:
Mississippi Plateau
|
| soilType | fertile limestone-derived soils ⓘ |
| topography | gently rolling hills ⓘ |
| transportCorridor |
Interstate 65
ⓘ
U.S. Route 31W NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Route 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cave Country region of Kentucky