Loess Plateau (eastern part)

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geographical region loess landform plateau

The eastern part of the Loess Plateau is a highly eroded, wind-deposited silt region in northern China known for its deep loess soils, rugged gullied terrain, and long history of intensive agriculture and ecological restoration efforts.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Loess Plateau 22
Loess Plateau region 5
Loess Plateau (eastern part) canonical 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
loess landform ⓘ
plateau ⓘ
characterizedBy deep loess soils ⓘ
dense network of gullies ⓘ
fragile ecological environment ⓘ
highly eroded terrain ⓘ
rugged gullied landscape ⓘ
severe soil erosion ⓘ
climate continental monsoon climate ⓘ
semi-arid ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country China ⓘ
environmentalIssue land degradation ⓘ
loss of vegetation cover ⓘ
sediment yield to the Yellow River ⓘ
soil erosion ⓘ
geologicalOrigin wind-deposited loess sediments ⓘ
geologicalPeriod Quaternary period ⓘ
surface form: Quaternary
hasHistory centuries of intensive cultivation ⓘ
long-term human settlement ⓘ
hasLandform dissected gullies ⓘ
loess hills ⓘ
ridges ⓘ
tablelands ⓘ
valleys ⓘ
hasSoilType loess ⓘ
wind-deposited silt ⓘ
hydrologicalRelation part of Yellow River basin ⓘ
knownFor dryland farming ⓘ
ecological restoration projects ⓘ
grain-for-green reforestation programs ⓘ
intensive agriculture ⓘ
soil and water conservation measures ⓘ
terraced hillslopes ⓘ
locatedIn Loess Plateau (eastern part) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Loess Plateau region of China

North China ⓘ
surface form: northern China
mainLandUse cropland ⓘ
grazing land ⓘ
reforested land ⓘ
partOf Loess Plateau (eastern part) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Loess Plateau
subjectOf ecological restoration research ⓘ
soil conservation studies ⓘ
sustainable land management projects ⓘ
supportsActivity animal husbandry ⓘ
rain-fed agriculture ⓘ
vegetationType planted forests ⓘ
shrubland ⓘ
steppe vegetation ⓘ

Referenced by (34)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

North China → contains → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
North China Plain → spansProvince → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shanxi (eastern piedmont)
Yellow River → flowsThroughMajorRegion → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Yan'an → locatedNear → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Yan'an → partOf → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau region
Taihang Mountains → formsBoundaryBetween → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Loess Plateau (eastern part) → partOf → Loess Plateau (eastern part) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Loess Plateau (eastern part) → locatedIn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau region of China
Shanxi Province → locatedOn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Yellow River basin → contains → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region → locatedOn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau (partly)
Wei River → region → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Wei River → drainageBasin → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Northwest China → hasPlateau → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Wutai County → locatedOn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Guanzhong region → boundedBy → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Fen River → region → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Yulin → locatedOn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Yulin → partOf → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau region
Inland China → contains → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: LoessPlateau
Yangjialing Revolutionary Site → locatedIn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau region
Baota Mountain → locatedIn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Yan River → region → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Jinyang → region → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Yungang Grottoes → region → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Datong → locatedOn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau region
Jincheng → locatedOn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau (southern edge)
Shuozhou → locatedIn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau region
Jinzhong → locatedIn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Xinzhou → locatedInGeographicRegion → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Lüliang → locatedIn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Yangquan → locatedOn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Yongdeng County → locatedOn → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau
Jinyuan District → hasRegionalContext → Loess Plateau (eastern part) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Loess Plateau area of North China