Piedmont Plateau
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The Piedmont Plateau is a broad, gently rolling upland region in the eastern United States that lies between the Atlantic Coastal Plain and the Appalachian Mountains.
Aliases (3)
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physiographic region
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plateau → upland region → |
| adjacentTo |
Blue Ridge Mountains
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| borders |
Appalachian Mountains
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Atlantic Coastal Plain → |
| climate |
humid continental to transitional in the north
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humid subtropical in the south → |
| contains |
Atlanta metropolitan area
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Charlotte metropolitan area → Piedmont Triad → Raleigh–Durham area → |
| country |
United States
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| crossedBy |
Chattahoochee River
NERFINISHED
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James River NERFINISHED → Potomac River → Roanoke River NERFINISHED → Savannah River NERFINISHED → |
| economicUse |
agriculture
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forestry → urban development → |
| elevationRange |
approximately 90 to 300 meters above sea level
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| examplesOfFallLineCities |
Columbia, South Carolina
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Richmond, Virginia → |
| extendsFrom |
New Jersey
NERFINISHED
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| extendsTo |
Alabama
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| geologicalComposition |
igneous rocks
→
metamorphic rocks → sedimentary rocks → |
| geologicalHistory |
formed from ancient folded and metamorphosed rocks of early mountain-building events
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| hasFeature |
fall-line cities along its eastern edge
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| knownFor |
fertile soils in many areas
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numerous rivers and streams → |
| locatedIn |
eastern United States
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| nameEtymology |
derived from Italian "piemonte" meaning "foothill"
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| partOf |
Appalachian Highlands
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| passesThrough |
Alabama
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Georgia → Maryland → New Jersey NERFINISHED → North Carolina → Pennsylvania → South Carolina → Virginia → |
| physiographicProvinceOf |
Appalachian Mountains region
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| relativeLocation |
east of the Appalachian Mountains
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west of the Atlantic Coastal Plain → |
| separatedFrom |
Atlantic Coastal Plain by the Fall Line
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| terrain |
broad upland
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gently rolling hills → |
Referenced by (8)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Atlantic coastal plain
("Piedmont physiographic province")
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borderedBy |
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Georgia
("Piedmont plateau")
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hasGeographicalFeature |
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Western Shore of Maryland
("Piedmont plateau")
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hasLandform |
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Person County, North Carolina
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locatedInCountrySubdivision |
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Newton, North Carolina
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locatedInPhysiographicProvince |
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Gainesville, Georgia
("Piedmont plateau")
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locatedOn |
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Rock Creek Park
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locatedOnTerrainFeature |
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Randolph County, Alabama
("Appalachian Piedmont")
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partOf |