Picardy plateau

E790698

The Picardy plateau is a broad, gently undulating lowland region in northern France characterized by fertile agricultural land and open landscapes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Artois plateau 1
Laon plateau 1
Picardy plateau canonical 1

Statements (30)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
plateau
climateType temperate oceanic climate
country France
dominantCropType cereal crops
oilseed rape
sugar beet
dominantEconomicActivity farming
drainagePattern river valleys incised into plateau
elevationRelativeToSeaLevel low
geologicalEra Cenozoic NERFINISHED
knownFor intensive agriculture
large open fields
landscapeCharacteristic open landscapes
landUse agriculture
locatedIn Picardy NERFINISHED
northern France NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Europe
partOf Paris Basin NERFINISHED
populationDensity sparsely populated
regionType rural region
soilFertility fertile
surfaceGeology chalk
limestone
sedimentary rocks
terrainCharacteristic gently undulating
terrainType lowland
topography broad plateau
vegetationType cultivated fields
hedgerows

Referenced by (3)

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

Vimy, France locatedOn Picardy plateau
this entity surface form: Artois plateau
Laon locatedOn Picardy plateau
this entity surface form: Laon plateau