Piedmont region of Virginia
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The Piedmont region of Virginia is a rolling plateau between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Coastal Plain, characterized by fertile farmland, historic estates, and growing exurban communities.
All labels observed (9)
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physiographic region
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region of Virginia ⓘ |
| agriculturalProduct |
cattle
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grains ⓘ hay ⓘ poultry ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
| borders |
Appalachian Plateau via Blue Ridge transition
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Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia
Atlantic coastal plain ⓘ
surface form:
Coastal Plain of Virginia
|
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Charlottesville metropolitan area
ⓘ
Charlottesville, Virginia ⓘ Town of Culpeper ⓘ
surface form:
Culpeper, Virginia
Danville Metropolitan Statistical Area ⓘ
surface form:
Danville metropolitan area
Danville, Virginia ⓘ Farmville, Virginia ⓘ Lynchburg metropolitan area ⓘ Lynchburg, Virginia ⓘ Martinsville, Virginia ⓘ |
| containsHistoricSite |
Highland (Ash Lawn–Highland)
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surface form:
Ash Lawn–Highland
Monticello ⓘ Montpelier ⓘ University of Virginia ⓘ |
| containsPart |
Central Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Virginia Piedmont
Northern Virginia ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Virginia Piedmont
Piedmont region of Virginia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Southern Virginia Piedmont
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| geology |
igneous rocks
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metamorphic rocks ⓘ sedimentary rocks ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fertile farmland
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growing exurban communities ⓘ historic estates ⓘ |
| landUse |
agriculture
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forestry ⓘ suburban development ⓘ |
| locatedBetween |
Atlantic coastal plain
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surface form:
Atlantic Coastal Plain
Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Virginia ⓘ |
| majorRiver |
Appomattox River
ⓘ
Dan River ⓘ James River ⓘ Rappahannock River ⓘ Roanoke River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Piedmont region
ⓘ
surface form:
Piedmont physiographic province
|
| physiographicProvince |
Piedmont (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
Piedmont
|
| relativeElevation |
higher than Coastal Plain of Virginia
ⓘ
lower than Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia ⓘ |
| relativeLocation |
east of Blue Ridge Mountains
ⓘ
west of Coastal Plain of Virginia ⓘ |
| terrain | rolling plateau ⓘ |
Referenced by (105)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Charlottesville western bypass corridor (planned/partially built)
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locatedInRegion
→
Piedmont region of Virginia
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subject surface form:
Charlottesville western bypass corridor
subject surface form:
U.S. Route 29 Business (Warrenton)
subject surface form:
U.S. Route 29 Business (Madison, Virginia)
this entity surface form:
Virginia Piedmont countryside
this entity surface form:
Virginia Piedmont
this entity surface form:
Southern Virginia Piedmont
this entity surface form:
Virginia (Hamner's home region)
Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery, Upperville, Virginia, United States
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locatedInRegion
→
Piedmont region of Virginia
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this entity surface form:
Piedmont Virginia
subject surface form:
South Ridge (Bull Run Mountains)
subject surface form:
Wilderness (Virginia woodland)
this entity surface form:
Piedmont of Virginia