Sierra Madre Occidental foothills

E621050

foothill region physiographic region

The Sierra Madre Occidental foothills are the lower, rolling slopes at the western edge of Mexico’s Sierra Madre Occidental mountain range, characterized by rugged terrain, canyons, and diverse semi-arid to subtropical ecosystems.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sierra Madre Occidental foothills (Sonora)	1
Sierra Madre Occidental foothills region	1

Statements (38)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	foothill region ⓘ physiographic region ⓘ
biodiversity	provides habitat for a variety of birds, reptiles, and mammals ⓘ supports diverse plant communities adapted to semi-arid and subtropical conditions ⓘ
climate	seasonally dry ⓘ semi-arid ⓘ subtropical ⓘ
climaticPattern	marked wet and dry seasons in many areas ⓘ
country	Mexico ⓘ
ecologicalRole	acts as an ecotone between high-elevation pine–oak forests and lowland tropical or desert ecosystems ⓘ
elevationRange	low to moderate elevations below main Sierra Madre Occidental crest ⓘ
extendsThrough	states along the western side of the Sierra Madre Occidental such as Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Durango, Nayarit, and Jalisco ⓘ
geology	influenced by volcanic and intrusive rocks of the Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ
hasEcosystem	oak woodland margins ⓘ riparian vegetation in canyon bottoms ⓘ thorn scrub ⓘ tropical dry forest ⓘ
hasLandform	canyons ⓘ mesas ⓘ valleys ⓘ
humanSettlement	scattered rural communities and ranches ⓘ
hydrology	dissected by streams flowing toward the Pacific Ocean ⓘ
landUse	extensive cattle ranching in some areas ⓘ subsistence agriculture in suitable valleys ⓘ timber and fuelwood extraction in some localities ⓘ
locatedIn	western Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOnSideOf	western flank of the Sierra Madre Occidental ⓘ
orientation	generally parallel to the Pacific coast of Mexico ⓘ
partOf	Sierra Madre Occidental NERFINISHED ⓘ
soilType	often shallow and rocky soils on slopes ⓘ
susceptibleTo	soil erosion on steep and disturbed slopes ⓘ
terrain	rolling slopes ⓘ rugged ⓘ
transitionBetween	Sierra Madre Occidental highlands ⓘ coastal lowlands of western Mexico ⓘ
vegetationType	cacti and succulents ⓘ drought-tolerant shrubs ⓘ seasonally deciduous trees ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

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

Cosalá → locatedInMountainRange → Sierra Madre Occidental foothills ⓘ

Ixtlán del Río → hasNearbyFeature → Sierra Madre Occidental foothills ⓘ

Acaponeta → partOf → Sierra Madre Occidental foothills ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Madre Occidental foothills region

Río Fuerte–Mayo–Yaqui system → flowsThrough → Sierra Madre Occidental foothills ⓘ

Opata → historicalRegion → Sierra Madre Occidental foothills ⓘ

Quiriego Municipality → locatedInGeographicalRegion → Sierra Madre Occidental foothills ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sierra Madre Occidental foothills (Sonora)