Appalachian Valley

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physiographic region valley system

The Appalachian Valley is a long, fertile lowland region running along the eastern United States between major mountain ranges, known for its rivers, agriculture, and distinctive geology.

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Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic region →
valley system →
alsoKnownAs Great Appalachian Valley →
Great Valley →
boundedBy Blue Ridge Mountains →
Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians →
characterizedBy distinctive geology →
fertile lowlands →
longitudinal valley structure →
climateType humid continental →
humid subtropical →
crossedBy Coosa River →
James River →
Potomac River →
Susquehanna River →
Tennessee River →
dominantRockType limestone →
sandstone →
shale →
extendsFrom Quebec →
extendsTo Alabama →
geologicalEra Paleozoic →
hasLandUse cropland →
pastureland →
hasPart Champlain Valley →
Coosa Valley →
Cumberland Valley →
Hudson River Valley →
Kittatinny Valley →
Lebanon Valley →
Lehigh Valley →
Roanoke Valley →
Shenandoah Valley →
Tennessee Valley →
influences settlement patterns in the Appalachian region →
transportation corridors in the eastern United States →
knownFor agriculture →
river systems →
locatedIn eastern United States →
partOf Appalachian Mountains →
passesThrough Alabama →
Georgia →
Maryland →
New Jersey →
New York →
Pennsylvania →
Tennessee →
Virginia →
West Virginia →
Referenced by (6)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Shenandoah Valley →
Shenandoah Valley ("Great Appalachian Valley") →
partOf
Appalachian Valley ("Great Appalachian Valley") →
alsoKnownAs
Catoctin Mountain ("Great Appalachian Valley") →
formsBoundaryWith
Walkill River →
hasSourceRegion
Walkill River →
locatedIn
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