Tehachapi Mountains foothills
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The Tehachapi Mountains foothills are a transitional upland region in Southern California where the Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges meet, forming a rugged boundary between the Central Valley and the Mojave Desert.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tehachapi Mountains | 1 |
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
foothills
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ upland region ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Central Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
southern San Joaquin Valley
Mojave Desert ⓘ
surface form:
western Mojave Desert
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecologicalRole | transition between Mediterranean and desert ecosystems ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryBetween |
Central Valley
ⓘ
Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| geologicalRole | mountain pass and corridor area between Central Valley and Mojave Desert ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Sierra Nevada
ⓘ
Transverse Ranges ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern California ⓘ |
| partOf | Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ |
| partOfLargerSystem | California Coast–Sierra Nevada–Transverse Ranges transition zone ⓘ |
| physiographicProvince | boundary between Sierra Nevada and Transverse Ranges ⓘ |
| regionType | transitional zone ⓘ |
| separates |
Central Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Valley from Mojave Desert
|
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| terrain | rugged ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Tehachapi Mountains