Piedmont region of Georgia
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The Piedmont region of Georgia is a central plateau area characterized by rolling hills, red clay soils, and a mix of urban centers and forests that forms a transitional zone between the mountains and the coastal plain.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Northeast Georgia | 1 |
| Piedmont of Georgia | 1 |
| Piedmont region | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
physiographic region
ⓘ
plateau ⓘ |
| borders |
Appalachian Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Appalachian Plateau region of Georgia
North Georgia ⓘ
surface form:
Blue Ridge region of Georgia
Coastal Plain region of Georgia ⓘ Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians ⓘ
surface form:
Ridge and Valley region of Georgia
|
| characterizedBy |
mixed forests
ⓘ
red clay soils ⓘ rolling hills ⓘ urban centers ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Athens, Georgia
ⓘ
Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ Augusta metropolitan area ⓘ
surface form:
Augusta, Georgia metropolitan area (northern parts)
Chattahoochee River ⓘ
surface form:
Chattahoochee River (middle course in Georgia)
Lake Lanier ⓘ Macon metropolitan area (northern parts) ⓘ Ocmulgee River ⓘ
surface form:
Ocmulgee River (upper and middle reaches)
Oconee River ⓘ
surface form:
Oconee River (upper and middle reaches)
Savannah River headwaters and upper reaches ⓘ Stone Mountain, Georgia ⓘ
surface form:
Stone Mountain
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossedBy |
Piedmont-Atlantic Coastal Plain fall line
ⓘ
surface form:
Fall Line between Piedmont and Coastal Plain
|
| dominantSoilType | Ultisols ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
forestry
ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ poultry farming ⓘ row-crop agriculture (limited by soil erosion) ⓘ urban services ⓘ |
| educationCenters |
Georgia Institute of Technology
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgia Tech in Atlanta
University of Georgia in Athens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 300 to 1500 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
soil erosion
ⓘ
urban sprawl ⓘ |
| forms | transitional zone between mountains and coastal plain ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
crystalline metamorphic rocks
ⓘ
igneous rocks ⓘ |
| highestUrbanCenter | Atlanta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyInhabitedBy |
Cherokee
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee people
Creek (Muscogee) Nation ⓘ
surface form:
Muscogee (Creek) people
|
| historicallyUsedFor | cotton agriculture ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Georgia (U.S. state) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorTransportationHub |
Atlanta urban area
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlanta metropolitan area
|
| partOf |
Eastern United States
ⓘ
Piedmont (United States) ⓘ |
| physiographicProvince |
Piedmont (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
Piedmont province
|
| soilColor | red ⓘ |
| typicalVegetation |
oak-hickory forests
ⓘ
pine forests ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Northeast Georgia
this entity surface form:
Piedmont of Georgia
subject surface form:
Pine Mountain, Georgia
subject surface form:
Stockbridge, Georgia
this entity surface form:
Piedmont region
subject surface form:
Talbot County, Georgia