Appalachian region of the United States

E911880

cultural region geographic region

The Appalachian region of the United States is a culturally distinct, mountainous area stretching from southern New York to northern Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia, known for its rich folk traditions, coal mining history, and diverse natural landscapes.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Appalachian region	113
United States Appalachian region	6
Appalachian region of Georgia	1
Appalachian region of New York	1
Appalachian region of Virginia	1
United States Appalachia	1
United States Census Bureau-defined Appalachian region	1

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cultural region ⓘ geographic region ⓘ
associatedWith	Appalachian Regional Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ War on Poverty in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
borderedBy	Midwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeastern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
characterizedBy	coal mining history ⓘ diverse natural landscapes ⓘ mountainous terrain ⓘ rich folk traditions ⓘ
contains	portions of the Allegheny Mountains ⓘ portions of the Appalachian Plateau ⓘ portions of the Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ portions of the Great Smoky Mountains ⓘ portions of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians ⓘ
extendsFrom	southern New York ⓘ
extendsTo	northern Alabama ⓘ northern Georgia ⓘ northern Mississippi ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom	African American communities ⓘ English settlers ⓘ German settlers ⓘ Native American peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Scots-Irish settlers ⓘ
hasCulturalPractice	ballad singing ⓘ herbal folk medicine ⓘ shape-note singing ⓘ traditional quilting ⓘ traditional woodworking ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic	historically high poverty rates ⓘ predominantly rural population ⓘ relatively low population density ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity	agriculture ⓘ coal mining ⓘ natural gas extraction ⓘ timber harvesting ⓘ tourism ⓘ
hasEnvironmentalIssue	deforestation ⓘ mountaintop removal mining ⓘ water pollution from mining ⓘ
hasLanguageVariety	Appalachian English NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasNaturalFeature	deep valleys and hollows ⓘ extensive forest cover ⓘ numerous rivers and streams ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ
hasPart	Central Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes	parts of Alabama ⓘ parts of Georgia ⓘ parts of Kentucky ⓘ parts of Maryland ⓘ parts of Mississippi ⓘ parts of New York ⓘ parts of North Carolina ⓘ parts of Ohio ⓘ parts of Pennsylvania ⓘ parts of South Carolina ⓘ parts of Tennessee ⓘ parts of Virginia ⓘ parts of West Virginia ⓘ
knownFor	Appalachian folk music ⓘ bluegrass music ⓘ coal mining ⓘ craft traditions ⓘ old-time music ⓘ rural communities ⓘ storytelling traditions ⓘ timber industry ⓘ
locatedIn	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
namedAfter	Appalachian Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Appalachian Mountains region NERFINISHED ⓘ