Northern Virginia Piedmont
E600346
The Northern Virginia Piedmont is a gently rolling transitional region between the Appalachian Mountains and the Atlantic Coastal Plain in northern Virginia, characterized by mixed forests, farmland, and rapidly growing suburban communities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northern Virginia Piedmont canonical | 2 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | physiographic region ⓘ |
| borders |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Coastal Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
farmland
ⓘ
mixed forests ⓘ rapidly growing suburban communities ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical ⓘ |
| contains | suburban communities of the Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainage |
Potomac River watershed
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rappahannock River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture and horse farms
ⓘ
commuter residential development ⓘ |
| generalElevation | low to moderate ⓘ |
| geology |
crystalline bedrock
ⓘ
igneous rocks ⓘ metamorphic rocks ⓘ |
| isTransitionalRegionBetween |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Atlantic Coastal Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exurban and suburban sprawl
ⓘ
rapid population growth ⓘ |
| landUse |
agriculture
ⓘ
forestry ⓘ suburban development ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Virginia
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| partOf | Piedmont physiographic province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| physiographicProvince | Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terrain | gently rolling hills ⓘ |
| vegetationType |
deciduous forests
ⓘ
mixed hardwood forests ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.