Appalachia, United States

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Appalachia,_United_States

GPTKB entity

Statements (90)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:region
gptkbp:area	about 205,000 square miles
gptkbp:culturalHeritage	gptkb:African-American gptkb:German gptkb:Native_American_tribe gptkb:Scots-Irish English
gptkbp:economicChallenges	health disparities unemployment outmigration
gptkbp:hasAgency	gptkb:Appalachian_Regional_Commission
gptkbp:hasNationalParks	gptkb:Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park gptkb:Cuyahoga_Valley_National_Park gptkb:Shenandoah_National_Park gptkb:New_River_Gorge_National_Park
gptkbp:hasUniversity	gptkb:University_of_Mississippi gptkb:University_of_Pittsburgh gptkb:University_of_South_Carolina gptkb:University_of_Tennessee gptkb:University_of_Virginia gptkb:Virginia_Tech gptkb:West_Virginia_University gptkb:Morehead_State_University gptkb:Western_Carolina_University gptkb:James_Madison_University gptkb:Marshall_University gptkb:University_of_Maryland gptkb:Frostburg_State_University gptkb:University_of_North_Georgia gptkb:Bluefield_State_University gptkb:Radford_University gptkb:SUNY_Binghamton gptkb:East_Tennessee_State_University gptkb:Youngstown_State_University gptkb:Clemson_University gptkb:University_of_Alabama_at_Birmingham gptkb:University_of_Georgia gptkb:University_of_Kentucky gptkb:Appalachian_State_University gptkb:University_of_Charleston gptkb:Ohio_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Appalachia, United States
gptkbp:includesState	gptkb:Alabama gptkb:Georgia gptkb:Kentucky gptkb:Maryland gptkb:Mississippi gptkb:New_York gptkb:North_Carolina gptkb:Ohio gptkb:Pennsylvania gptkb:South_Carolina gptkb:Tennessee gptkb:Virginia gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:knownFor	coal mining folk poverty distinctive culture
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Birmingham gptkb:Huntington gptkb:Lexington gptkb:Pittsburgh gptkb:Asheville gptkb:Charleston gptkb:Knoxville gptkb:Chattanooga
gptkbp:mountainRange	gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Cumberland_Plateau gptkb:Allegheny_Mountains gptkb:Blue_Ridge_Mountains gptkb:Great_Smoky_Mountains gptkb:Shenandoah_Valley
gptkbp:population	over 25 million
gptkbp:recognizedBy	gptkb:Appalachian_Regional_Commission
gptkbp:traditionalCraft	woodworking basket weaving quilting
gptkbp:traditionalFood	gptkb:beer breakfast apple butter sorghum beans and greens
gptkbp:traditionalMusic	country music bluegrass old-time music
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:David_Edward_Jackson
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7