English Lowlands

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The English Lowlands are a broad, gently rolling lowland region in southern and eastern England characterized by fertile agricultural land, dense settlement, and a relatively mild climate.

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Label Occurrences
English Lowlands canonical 2

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic region
agriculturalProducts cereals
livestock
vegetables
borderedBy English Uplands to the north and west
characterizedBy dense settlement
fertile agricultural land
relatively mild climate
climate temperate maritime climate
climateCharacteristic cool summers
moderate rainfall
relatively mild winters
contains London metropolitan region
linked to: London area

major transport corridors
contrastsWith English Uplands
country England
drainage numerous rivers
economicActivity industry
intensive agriculture
services
elevation generally low
geology chalk
clay
dominated by sedimentary rocks
limestone
historicalSignificance core area of English agricultural development
focus of urban and industrial growth in England
includes East Anglia
Thames Basin
The Fens
linked to: Fens

parts of the Midlands
parts of the South East of England
languageMajority English
locatedIn eastern England
southern England
majorRivers River Great Ouse
River Thames
linked to: Thames

River Trent lower reaches
linked to: River Trent
partOf Great Britain
United Kingdom
populationDensity relatively high for the UK
regionType cultural region
economic core region of England
soil generally fertile
terrain gently rolling
topography low relief
typicalLandUse arable farming
mixed farming
pastoral farming

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

River Adur ecoregion English Lowlands
Berkshire Downs ecoregion English Lowlands