Cumberland Plateau region

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physiographic region section of the Appalachian Plateau

The Cumberland Plateau region is a rugged, elevated section of the Appalachian Plateau in the eastern United States, characterized by deeply dissected terrain, extensive forests, and significant coal deposits.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form Occurrences
Cumberland Plateau 24
Cumberland Plateau in Kentucky 1
Cumberland Plateau physiographic region 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic region ⓘ
section of the Appalachian Plateau ⓘ
biodiversity high for temperate North America ⓘ
climate humid subtropical to humid continental transition ⓘ
contains Cumberland Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
Sequatchie Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
numerous sandstone caprock mesas and ridges ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dominantRockType limestone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
sedimentary rock ⓘ
shale ⓘ
drainagePattern highly dissected stream valleys ⓘ
elevationRelativeToSurroundings elevated ⓘ
extendsInto Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ
Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalAge Paleozoic NERFINISHED ⓘ
geologicalFeature plateau ⓘ
hasEcosystem mixed mesophytic forest ⓘ
temperate deciduous forest ⓘ
hasLandcover extensive forests ⓘ
hasNaturalResource coal deposits ⓘ
hasSoilType more fertile soils in valleys ⓘ
thin, acidic soils on sandstone uplands ⓘ
influences regional hydrology of the Ohio River basin ⓘ
regional hydrology of the Tennessee River basin ⓘ
knownFor canyons and gorges ⓘ
coal mining ⓘ
forested landscapes ⓘ
locatedIn eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
Appalachian Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ
relativeLocation east of the Interior Low Plateau ⓘ
west of the Appalachian Valley and Ridge province ⓘ
supportsActivity hiking ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
timber production ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
terrain deeply dissected ⓘ
rugged ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

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Army of the Ohio → campaignArea → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
Northern Alabama → hasSubregion → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Walden Ridge → partOf → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Campbell County, Tennessee → partOf → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
Morgan County, Tennessee → locatedOn → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Scott County, Tennessee → locatedIn → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Lookout Mountain → partOf → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
Cumberland County, Tennessee → locatedOn → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland County, Tennessee → partOfRegion → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Barren River → partOf → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau region (hydrologically influenced)
Rockwood, Tennessee → locatedOn → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Rockwood, Tennessee → locatedSouthOf → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Laurel-Snow State Natural Area → mountainRange → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Scenic City → associatedWith → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountain (ridge) → separates → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Liberty, Kentucky, United States → locatedInRegion → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
subject surface form: Liberty, Kentucky
this entity surface form: Interior Cumberland Plateau region of Kentucky
Tullahoma Campaign → geographicFocus → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
Emory River → flowsThrough → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Emory River → locatedOn → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau physiographic region
Powell County, Kentucky → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Pennyroyal region of Kentucky → borders → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau in Kentucky
Interstate 24 → traversesRegion → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Winchester, Tennessee → locatedNear → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Crossville, Tennessee, United States → locatedOn → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
subject surface form: Crossville, Tennessee
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Pickett County → locatedInRegion → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Pickett County → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau section of the Appalachian Plateau
Appalachian Highlands division → contains → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
John Muir Trail (Tennessee segment) → locatedOn → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
John Muir Trail (Tennessee segment) → traverses → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
Oneida, Tennessee → locatedOn → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Whitley City, Kentucky → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Cookeville → region → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
Sparta, Tennessee → locatedInPhysiographicRegion → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau region (edge)
Cookeville micropolitan area → locatedIn → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail → passesThrough → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau
University of the South → campusSetting → Cumberland Plateau region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cumberland Plateau