Rolling Plains of Texas
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The Rolling Plains of Texas is a vast region of gently undulating prairies and rangelands in West-Central Texas, characterized by grasslands, scattered mesquite, and a strong ranching and agricultural economy.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rolling Plains of Texas canonical | 6 |
| Texas Parks and Wildlife Rolling Plains ecoregion | 1 |
| Texas Rolling Plains | 1 |
| The Rolling Plains | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11154495 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rolling Plains of Texas Context triple: [Abilene metropolitan area, locatedInPhysiographicRegion, Rolling Plains of Texas]
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A.
South Texas Plains
South Texas Plains is a semi-arid region in southern Texas characterized by brush country, rolling plains, and a mix of ranching and oil-producing landscapes.
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B.
South Plains
South Plains is a region in northwestern Texas known for its flat, high plains landscape and strong agricultural and ranching economy.
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C.
Llano Estacado
Llano Estacado is a vast, high, and remarkably flat plateau of the southern Great Plains, spanning parts of northwest Texas and eastern New Mexico and known for its stark, semi-arid landscape.
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D.
Cross Timbers
Cross Timbers is a transitional ecoregion of mixed woodland and prairie that stretches across parts of Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, forming a natural boundary between the eastern forests and the Great Plains.
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E.
Blackland Prairie
Blackland Prairie is a fertile grassland ecoregion in Texas characterized by rich, dark clay soils that historically supported extensive tallgrass prairies and now largely agricultural land.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rolling Plains of Texas Target entity description: The Rolling Plains of Texas is a vast region of gently undulating prairies and rangelands in West-Central Texas, characterized by grasslands, scattered mesquite, and a strong ranching and agricultural economy.
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A.
South Texas Plains
South Texas Plains is a semi-arid region in southern Texas characterized by brush country, rolling plains, and a mix of ranching and oil-producing landscapes.
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B.
South Plains
South Plains is a region in northwestern Texas known for its flat, high plains landscape and strong agricultural and ranching economy.
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C.
Llano Estacado
Llano Estacado is a vast, high, and remarkably flat plateau of the southern Great Plains, spanning parts of northwest Texas and eastern New Mexico and known for its stark, semi-arid landscape.
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D.
Cross Timbers
Cross Timbers is a transitional ecoregion of mixed woodland and prairie that stretches across parts of Oklahoma, Texas, and Kansas, forming a natural boundary between the eastern forests and the Great Plains.
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E.
Blackland Prairie
Blackland Prairie is a fertile grassland ecoregion in Texas characterized by rich, dark clay soils that historically supported extensive tallgrass prairies and now largely agricultural land.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ecoregion
ⓘ
physiographic region ⓘ |
| averagePrecipitation | about 18 to 28 inches per year ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Cross Timbers region
ⓘ
linked to:
Cross Timbers
Edwards Plateau ⓘ
linked to:
Hill Country of Texas
High Plains of Texas ⓘ
linked to:
South Plains
North Central Plains of Texas ⓘ |
| characteristicSoils |
clay loams
ⓘ
red-bed derived soils ⓘ sandy loams ⓘ |
| climate |
semiarid
ⓘ
subhumid ⓘ |
| commonCrops |
cotton
ⓘ
hay ⓘ sorghum ⓘ wheat ⓘ |
| containsCity |
Abilene, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Abilene, Texas, United States
San Angelo, Texas ⓘ Snyder, Texas ⓘ Sweetwater, Texas ⓘ Vernon, Texas ⓘ Wichita Falls, Texas ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| drainedBy |
Brazos River tributaries
ⓘ
Colorado River tributaries ⓘ Red River tributaries ⓘ |
| elevationRange | approximately 1,000 to 3,000 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| knownFor |
grassland ecosystems
ⓘ
oil and gas production in some areas ⓘ strong ranching economy ⓘ |
| landUse |
dryland farming
ⓘ
irrigated agriculture ⓘ ranching ⓘ rangeland ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Texas ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | West-Central Texas ⓘ |
| majorEconomicActivity |
cattle ranching
ⓘ
crop production ⓘ goat ranching ⓘ sheep ranching ⓘ |
| partOf | Great Plains ⓘ |
| terrain |
gently rolling plains
ⓘ
undulating prairies ⓘ |
| vegetation |
grasslands
ⓘ
mixed-grass prairie ⓘ riparian woodlands ⓘ scattered mesquite ⓘ shinnery oak ⓘ shortgrass prairie ⓘ |
| wildlife |
coyotes
ⓘ
northern bobwhite quail ⓘ
linked to:
Northern bobwhite
prairie dogs ⓘ pronghorn ⓘ white-tailed deer ⓘ wild turkey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rolling Plains of Texas Description of subject: The Rolling Plains of Texas is a vast region of gently undulating prairies and rangelands in West-Central Texas, characterized by grasslands, scattered mesquite, and a strong ranching and agricultural economy.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Haskell, Texas, United States
linked to: Rolling Plains of Texas
linked to: Rolling Plains of Texas
linked to: Rolling Plains of Texas