North China Plain and Mongolian Plateau
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The North China Plain and Mongolian Plateau are two contrasting geographic regions of East Asia, with the low-lying, densely populated agricultural heartland of northern China lying south of the elevated, sparsely populated grassland plateau of Mongolia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North China Plain and Mongolian Plateau canonical | 1 |
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical entity grouping
ⓘ
geographical region ⓘ geographical region ⓘ pair of geographic regions ⓘ plain ⓘ plateau ⓘ |
| averageElevation | approximately 1000 to 1500 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Altai Mountains to the west
ⓘ
Bohai Sea to the east ⓘ Greater Khingan Range to the east ⓘ Qilian Mountains to the southwest ⓘ Taihang Mountains to the west ⓘ Yanshan Mountains to the north ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
contrast in elevation
ⓘ
contrast in land use ⓘ contrast in population density ⓘ strong physical contrast ⓘ |
| climate |
arid to semi-arid
ⓘ
continental ⓘ monsoon-influenced humid continental to humid subtropical ⓘ |
| contains |
Beijing
ⓘ
Gobi Desert ⓘ
surface form:
Gobi Desert margins
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region ⓘ
surface form:
Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China
Tianjin ⓘ parts of Hebei Province ⓘ parts of Henan Province ⓘ parts of Shandong Province ⓘ steppe regions of Mongolia ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| drainedBy |
Hai River
ⓘ
Huai River ⓘ Yellow River ⓘ |
| elevation |
high
ⓘ
low-lying ⓘ |
| extendsTo | lower reaches of the Yellow River ⓘ |
| hasClimateContrast | more humid lowland climate vs more arid plateau climate ⓘ |
| hasLandUseContrast | intensive agriculture vs extensive pastoralism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Mongolian Plateau
ⓘ
North China Plain ⓘ |
| hasPopulationContrast | densely populated vs sparsely populated ⓘ |
| hasRelativePosition |
Mongolian Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Mongolian Plateau lies to the north of North China Plain
North China Plain ⓘ
surface form:
North China Plain lies to the south of Mongolian Plateau
|
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Mongol Empire
ⓘ
nomadic steppe cultures ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cotton cultivation
ⓘ
extensive grazing lands ⓘ intensive agriculture ⓘ maize cultivation ⓘ nomadic pastoralism ⓘ wheat cultivation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ North China ⓘ
surface form:
northern China
|
| populationDensity |
high
ⓘ
low ⓘ |
| separatedBy | difference in elevation ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | agricultural heartland of northern China ⓘ |
| terrain |
alluvial plain
ⓘ
grassland steppe ⓘ semi-desert ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.