Appalachian region of Alabama

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The Appalachian region of Alabama is the northeastern portion of the state characterized by rolling foothills, ridges, and valleys that form part of the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic region
biodiversity mixed hardwood and pine forests
rich freshwater fauna in streams and rivers
characterizedBy ridges
rolling foothills
valleys
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Appalachian Ridge and Valley region
Cumberland Plateau
Lookout Mountain
Sand Mountain
parts of the Piedmont Upland
containsProtectedArea Cheaha State Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve
Talladega National Forest
country United States
drainageBasins Black Warrior River basin
Coosa River basin
linked to: Coosa River Basin

Tennessee River basin
linked to: Tennessee Valley
forms southern end of the Appalachian Mountains
geology folded and faulted sedimentary rocks
metamorphic rocks in the Piedmont
highestElevationFeet 2407
highestElevationMeters 735
highestPointInRegion Mount Cheaha
linked to: Cheaha Mountain
historicallyInhabitedBy Cherokee people
Creek (Muscogee) people
linked to: Muscogee people
knownFor coal and iron ore resources
fertile valleys
forested ridges
locatedIn northeastern Alabama
majorCitiesNearby Birmingham
majorCitiesWithin Anniston
linked to: Anniston, Alabama

Fort Payne
Gadsden
linked to: Gadsden, Alabama
majorEconomicActivities agriculture
forestry
manufacturing
mining
majorRockTypes gneiss
limestone
sandstone
shale
partOf Alabama
Appalachian Mountains
physiographicProvince Appalachian Highlands
timeZone Central Time Zone

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St. Clair County, Alabama isPartOf Appalachian region of Alabama
subject linked to: St. Clair County
Susan Moore, Alabama isInRegion Appalachian foothills region of Alabama
linked to: Appalachian region of Alabama
Talladega partOf Appalachian region of Alabama
Town of Waldo, Alabama isPartOf Appalachian region of Alabama
City of Sylacauga partOf Appalachian region of Alabama
Calhoun County, Alabama region Appalachian region of Alabama
subject linked to: Calhoun County
Fayette County, Alabama partOf Appalachian region of Alabama
subject linked to: Fayette County
Blountsville, Alabama isInRegion Appalachian region of Alabama
Blount County isPartOf Appalachian region of Alabama
Marshall County, Alabama locatedInRegion Appalachian region of Alabama
subject linked to: Marshall County
Cordova, Alabama region Appalachian foothills of Alabama
linked to: Appalachian region of Alabama
Calhoun County, Alabama region Appalachian region of Alabama
Marshall County, Alabama isPartOf Appalachian region of Alabama
Fayetteville, Talladega County, Alabama partOf Appalachian region of Alabama
subject linked to: Fayetteville
Grove Oak, Alabama locatedInRegion Appalachian region of Alabama
Dogtown, Alabama locatedInRegion Appalachian region of Alabama
Valley Head, Alabama locatedIn Appalachian region of Alabama
Fabius, Alabama locatedInRegion Appalachian region of Alabama
Talladega County partOf Appalachian region of Alabama
Valley of the Birmingham District locatedIn Appalachian region of Alabama
Centre, Alabama isInRegion Appalachian region of Alabama
Pisgah, Alabama isInArea Appalachian region of Alabama
Oden Ridge, Alabama partOf Appalachian region of Alabama
Lawrence County, Alabama region Appalachian region of Alabama
Reece City, Alabama isPartOf Appalachian region of Alabama