Highland Rim
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The Highland Rim is a broad, elevated physiographic region encircling the Nashville Basin in Tennessee and parts of surrounding states, characterized by rolling hills, plateaus, and deeply incised river valleys.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physiographic region
→
plateau → |
| borders |
Cumberland Plateau
NERFINISHED
→
Nashville Basin NERFINISHED → |
| characterizedBy |
broad upland surfaces
→
deeply incised river valleys → karst topography → rolling hills → |
| climate |
humid subtropical climate
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|
| contains |
Clarksville area
NERFINISHED
→
Columbia, Tennessee area → Tullahoma area NERFINISHED → portions of the Nashville metropolitan area → |
| country |
United States
→
|
| drainedBy |
Cumberland River
NERFINISHED
→
Duck River NERFINISHED → Elk River NERFINISHED → Red River (Tennessee) NERFINISHED → Tennessee River NERFINISHED → |
| elevationRange |
about 600–1200 feet above sea level
→
|
| encircles |
Nashville Basin
NERFINISHED
→
|
| extendsInto |
northeastern Mississippi
→
northern Alabama → western Kentucky NERFINISHED → |
| geology |
chert
→
predominantly Mississippian-age limestone → shale → |
| hasFeature |
caves
→
sinkholes → springs → |
| highestPointApproxElevation |
about 1200 feet above sea level
→
|
| landUse |
forestry
→
pasture → row-crop agriculture → |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
NERFINISHED
→
Kentucky NERFINISHED → Mississippi NERFINISHED → Tennessee → |
| partOf |
Interior Low Plateaus
NERFINISHED
→
Interior Lowlands NERFINISHED → |
| physiographicProvince |
Interior Low Plateaus province
NERFINISHED
→
|
| relativeElevationToNashvilleBasin |
higher than Nashville Basin
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|
| soilType |
cherty silt loam soils
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|
| stateSubdivisionOf |
Tennessee physiographic regions
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|
| surrounds |
Central Basin of Tennessee
NERFINISHED
→
|
| topographicForm |
dissected upland
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|
| underlainBy |
carbonate rocks
→
|
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
→
|
contains |
|
Middle Tennessee
→
|
containsPhysiographicRegion |
|
Tennessee River
→
|
passesThrough |