Central Appalachia

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:region
gptkbp:commonHealthIssues opioid epidemic
black lung disease
high rates of diabetes
limited healthcare access
gptkbp:culturalHeritage gptkb:storytelling
folk traditions
Appalachian music
gptkbp:demographics predominantly white
rural population
gptkbp:environmentalImpact water pollution
deforestation
mountaintop removal mining
gptkbp:hasAttraction gptkb:Appalachian_Trail
gptkb:Great_Smoky_Mountains_National_Park
gptkb:Breaks_Interstate_Park
gptkb:Cumberland_Gap
gptkb:Blue_Ridge_Parkway
gptkbp:hasEconomicChallenge unemployment
outmigration
declining coal industry
gptkbp:hasFederalProgram gptkb:Appalachian_Regional_Commission
gptkbp:hasPart gptkb:Southern_West_Virginia
gptkb:Eastern_Kentucky
gptkb:Southwest_Virginia
gptkb:East_Tennessee
gptkbp:hasPopulation several million
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:coal
natural gas
wood
waterways
gptkbp:hasSchool gptkb:University_of_Pikeville
gptkb:University_of_Virginia's_College_at_Wise
gptkb:Marshall_University
gptkb:Bluefield_State_University
gptkb:East_Tennessee_State_University
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Central Appalachia
gptkbp:knownFor coal mining
poverty
Appalachian culture
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainIndustry gptkb:coal
agriculture
wood
gptkbp:notableCity gptkb:Bluefield,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Hazard,_Kentucky
gptkb:Pikeville,_Kentucky
gptkb:Bristol,_Tennessee
gptkb:Kingsport,_Tennessee
gptkb:Charleston,_West_Virginia
gptkb:Wise,_Virginia
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Appalachia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5