Palouse Hills
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The Palouse Hills are a region of rolling, fertile loess hills in the northwestern United States, known for their distinctive landscape and productive wheat and legume farming.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
region ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice |
contour plowing
ⓘ
no-till farming ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
barley
ⓘ
canola ⓘ chickpeas ⓘ dry peas ⓘ lentils ⓘ spring wheat ⓘ winter wheat ⓘ |
| climate |
continental climate influences
ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
agricultural towns
ⓘ
rural farmland ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economicActivity |
commercial agriculture
ⓘ
grain production ⓘ pulse crop production ⓘ |
| erosionConcern |
soil erosion from water
ⓘ
soil erosion from wind ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep loess deposits
ⓘ
highly erodible soils ⓘ steep rolling slopes ⓘ treeless hillslopes ⓘ |
| knownFor |
distinctive rolling landscape
ⓘ
dryland farming ⓘ fertile soils ⓘ legume farming ⓘ wheat farming ⓘ |
| landUse |
conservation strips
ⓘ
cropland ⓘ pasture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Inland Northwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ north central Idaho ⓘ northwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ northwestern United States loess region ⓘ southeastern Washington ⓘ |
| near |
Clearwater River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columbia Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Snake River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Northwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Palouse region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soilType | loess ⓘ |
| terrainType | rolling hills ⓘ |
| visualCharacteristic |
patchwork of crop fields
ⓘ
wave-like hill patterns ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.