United States Midwest–Appalachian transition region

E483275
cultural region geographic region

The United States Midwest–Appalachian transition region is a geographic and cultural zone where the industrial Midwest gradually blends into the mountainous, historically coal-mining Appalachian area, sharing characteristics of both regions.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
United States Midwest–Appalachian transition region canonical 3
United States Midwest and Upper South regions 1
United States Midwest-South transition region 1

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
characteristic coal mining history ⓘ
economic transition from heavy industry ⓘ
industrial heritage ⓘ
mixed Midwestern and Appalachian culture ⓘ
mixed urban and rural landscapes ⓘ
post-industrial economic challenges ⓘ
presence of extractive industries ⓘ
presence of manufacturing centers ⓘ
rural and small-town settlement patterns ⓘ
transportation corridors linking Midwest and Appalachia ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
hasAspect cultural continuity with both Midwest and Appalachia ⓘ
economic restructuring ⓘ
environmental impacts from mining and industry ⓘ
population decline in some communities ⓘ
knownFor blending of Midwestern and Appalachian dialect features ⓘ
gradual transition from industrial plains to mountainous terrain ⓘ
historical dependence on manufacturing and coal ⓘ
locatedIn Appalachian United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
partOf American Rust Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ
sharesCharacteristicsWith Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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New Brighton → locatedIn → United States Midwest–Appalachian transition region ⓘ
subject surface form: New Brighton, Pennsylvania
Wilmington Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania → partOf → United States Midwest–Appalachian transition region ⓘ
Aliquippa → locatedIn → United States Midwest–Appalachian transition region ⓘ
Payneville, Kentucky → partOf → United States Midwest–Appalachian transition region ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Midwest-South transition region
Hancock County, Kentucky → partOf → United States Midwest–Appalachian transition region ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Midwest and Upper South regions