Palouse region
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The Palouse region is a fertile, rolling agricultural area in the northwestern United States, renowned for its distinctive loess hills and extensive wheat and legume farming.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Palouse | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural region
ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ |
| agriculturalPractice |
contour plowing
ⓘ
no-till farming ⓘ |
| climate | semi-arid ⓘ |
| contains |
Palouse River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snake River tributaries ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| drainageBasin |
Snake River
ⓘ
surface form:
Snake River basin
|
| economicActivity |
commercial agriculture
ⓘ
grain production ⓘ pulse crop production ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 600 to 1,500 meters ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | soil erosion ⓘ |
| geologicalFeature |
thick loess deposits
ⓘ
wind-deposited silt ⓘ |
| hasUniversity |
University of Idaho
ⓘ
Washington State University ⓘ |
| historicalInhabitants |
Nez Perce
ⓘ
Palus people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
dryland farming
ⓘ
fertile agricultural land ⓘ legume farming ⓘ loess hills ⓘ rolling hills ⓘ wheat farming ⓘ |
| landUse |
cropland
ⓘ
pasture ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
eastern Washington ⓘ North Idaho ⓘ
surface form:
north central Idaho
northeastern Oregon ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern United States
|
| majorCity |
Moscow, Idaho
ⓘ
Pullman, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Palus people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Columbia Plateau
ⓘ
Inland Northwest ⓘ |
| primaryCrop |
barley
ⓘ
chickpeas ⓘ lentils ⓘ peas ⓘ spring wheat ⓘ winter wheat ⓘ |
| regionType | rural ⓘ |
| soilType | loess ⓘ |
| topography | rolling hills ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
photography of rolling fields
ⓘ
scenic landscapes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastern Washington
this entity surface form:
Palouse