Piedmont and Inner Coastal Plain of New Jersey

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physiographic region

The Piedmont and Inner Coastal Plain of New Jersey is a physiographic and ecological region characterized by rolling lowlands, fertile soils, and a mix of urban, agricultural, and forested landscapes stretching across central and southern New Jersey.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Piedmont physiographic province in New Jersey	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	physiographic region ⓘ
borderedBy	Atlantic Coastal Plain of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	agricultural landscapes ⓘ fertile soils ⓘ forested landscapes ⓘ mixed urban landscapes ⓘ rolling lowlands ⓘ
climate	humid continental climate ⓘ
contains	Inner Coastal Plain of New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ New Jersey Piedmont NERFINISHED ⓘ intensive agricultural districts ⓘ remaining patches of deciduous forest ⓘ suburban corridors along major highways ⓘ
containsMajorUrbanAreas	Camden metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Trenton metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
drainedBy	Delaware River NERFINISHED ⓘ Passaic River NERFINISHED ⓘ Raritan River NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicActivities	agriculture ⓘ industry ⓘ transportation corridors ⓘ
ecoregionFramework	often grouped within EPA Level III ecoregions of the Eastern Temperate Forests ⓘ
extendsAcross	central New Jersey ⓘ southern New Jersey ⓘ
geology	sedimentary rocks ⓘ unconsolidated coastal plain deposits ⓘ
hasEcologicalIssues	habitat fragmentation ⓘ urban sprawl ⓘ water quality concerns ⓘ
landUse	forestry ⓘ pasture and hay ⓘ row-crop agriculture ⓘ suburban development ⓘ urban development ⓘ
locatedIn	New Jersey, United States ⓘ surface form: New Jersey eastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Atlantic Coastal Plain physiographic province NERFINISHED ⓘ Piedmont physiographic province NERFINISHED ⓘ
soilType	alluvial soils ⓘ loamy soils ⓘ
supports	agricultural soils of high productivity ⓘ mixed hardwood forests ⓘ
topography	broad valleys ⓘ gentle slopes ⓘ low relief ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

New Jersey Highlands and Piedmont transition zone → borders → Piedmont and Inner Coastal Plain of New Jersey ⓘ

this entity surface form: Piedmont physiographic province in New Jersey

Assunpink Creek, New Jersey → ecoregion → Piedmont and Inner Coastal Plain of New Jersey ⓘ

subject surface form: Assunpink Creek