Andes Mountains foothills
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The Andes Mountains foothills are the lower, gently sloping regions at the base of the Andes range, characterized by transitional terrain between high mountains and surrounding lowlands.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
landform
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physiographic region → |
| border |
Amazon Basin margins
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Andean highlands → Pampas margins → Patagonian steppe margins → surrounding lowlands → |
| contains |
alluvial fans
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colluvial slopes → piedmont zones → |
| extendsAlong |
the western margin of South America from Venezuela to southern Chile and Argentina
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| formedBy |
erosion
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sediment deposition → tectonic uplift → |
| geologicalRelation |
Andean orogenic belt
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| hasAlternativeName |
Andean foothills
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| hasBiodiversity |
supports transitional ecosystems between lowland and montane biomes
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| hasClimate |
varies from arid to humid depending on latitude and exposure
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| hasLandUse |
arable farming
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livestock grazing → mining activities → viticulture → |
| hasSoilType |
colluvial deposits
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often alluvial soils → |
| hasTerrainType |
gently sloping terrain
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transitional terrain → |
| hasTypicalElevationRange |
approximately 500–2000 meters above sea level
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| hasVegetationType |
dry shrublands
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grasslands → montane forest margins → |
| hydrologicalRelation |
contain alluvial fans and piedmont plains
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source areas for tributaries of major Andean rivers → |
| isImportantFor |
agricultural production in Andean countries
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ecological connectivity between lowlands and high Andes → human settlements along Andean margins → |
| locatedIn |
Andean foreland
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Argentina → Bolivia → Chile → Colombia → Ecuador → Patagonia region → Peru → South America → Venezuela → northwestern Argentina → |
| partOf |
Andes Mountains
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| subjectTo |
flash flooding on alluvial fans
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landslides and slope instability in some areas → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Río Hurtado
("Andes foothills")
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San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca ("Andean foothills region") → |
locatedIn |
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Los Ríos Province
("Los Andes foothills")
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borderedBy |
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Choapa Province
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geologicalFeature |
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Andes Mountains foothills
("Andean foothills")
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hasAlternativeName |
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La Mesa
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locatedInGeographicalFeature |
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Orinoco Basin headwaters
("Andean foothills")
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originatesOn |
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Arawakan languages
("Andes foothills")
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region |