Rio Grande Plains
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The Rio Grande Plains is a semi-arid, brush-covered physiographic region of southern Texas characterized by rolling plains, thorny shrublands, and ranching and oil activities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rio Grande Plain | 1 |
| Rio Grande Plains canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | physiographic region ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | South Texas Plains ecoregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| biome | subtropical dry shrubland ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Edwards Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rio Grande NERFINISHED ⓘ South Texas Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
hot summers
ⓘ
mild winters ⓘ periodic droughts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dominantLandUse |
livestock grazing
ⓘ
rangeland ⓘ |
| elevationRange | low elevation ⓘ |
| hasClimate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| hasFauna |
bobwhite quail
ⓘ
javelina ⓘ white-tailed deer ⓘ wild turkey ⓘ |
| hasFlora |
blackbrush acacia
ⓘ
grasses ⓘ guajillo ⓘ mesquite ⓘ prickly pear cactus ⓘ |
| hasHydrology |
ephemeral streams
ⓘ
seasonal creeks ⓘ |
| hasLandCover |
grassland
ⓘ
shrubland ⓘ |
| hasLandform | rolling plains ⓘ |
| hasVegetation |
brush-covered plains
ⓘ
thorny shrublands ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Texas
ⓘ
southern Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
hunting leases
ⓘ
natural gas production ⓘ oil production ⓘ ranching ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gulf Coastal Plain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | brush country ⓘ |
| soilType |
clay loam soils
ⓘ
sandy loam soils ⓘ |
| typicalLivestock |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| usedFor |
oil and gas extraction
ⓘ
recreational hunting ⓘ wildlife management ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rio Grande Plain