Appalachian region of the United States

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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

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 ⓘ

Referenced by (130)

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Hancock County, Tennessee → partOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Maysville Cemetery, Maysville, Kentucky, United States → hasRegion → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Maysville Cemetery
Appalachian foothills → partOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Pineville River → region → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
Jacksonville, Alabama → partOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Abingdon, Virginia → partOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Tennessee's 2nd congressional district → partOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Susquehanna Valley → partOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Morehead, Kentucky → locatedIn → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
West Liberty, Kentucky → locatedIn → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
West Liberty, Kentucky → locatedIn → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: United States Appalachia
Morehead State Eagles football → region → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Tryon, North Carolina, United States → region → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Tryon, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
College of Education → regionServed → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: College of Education (Morehead State University)
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Woodland Indians → inhabitedRegion → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Jones Valley → partOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Gulf of Mexico watershed → includesPartOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Patterson Creek → region → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Madison, West Virginia → partOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Patterson Creek → region → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Mill Creek → locatedIn → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
subject surface form: Mill Creek (South Branch Potomac River tributary)
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Loudon, Tennessee → isPartOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Alabama Great Southern Railroad → historicalRegionServed → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Sheltowee Trace National Recreation Trail → locatedInEcoregion → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Macon County, North Carolina → partOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Blountian tectophase → occursIn → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Danville, West Virginia → culturalRegion → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Moccasin Bend → partOf → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Catskill Delta complex → locatedIn → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region
Prestonsburg, Kentucky → locatedIn → Appalachian region of the United States ⓘ
this entity surface form: Appalachian region