Southeastern Plains

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The Southeastern Plains is a broad, low-lying ecoregion of the southeastern United States characterized by gently rolling terrain, extensive forests, and mixed agricultural and rural landscapes.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Southeastern Plains canonical 2
Southeastern Plains ecoregion 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Level III ecoregion
ecoregion
borders Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Piedmont
South Central Plains
Southern Coastal Plain
definedBy U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
extendsInto Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
hasCharacteristicCrops corn
cotton
hay
peanuts
soybeans
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasConservationIssues habitat fragmentation
loss of native forests
water quality degradation
hasEcoregionCode EPA Level III ecoregion 65
hasElevationRange generally low elevation
hasHydrology numerous small streams and rivers
wetlands in low-lying areas
hasLandCover extensive forests
mixed agricultural land
rural landscapes
hasLandUse forestry
livestock grazing
pasture and hay
row-crop agriculture
hasNaturalDisturbanceRegime frequent thunderstorms
occasional hurricanes
periodic tornadoes
hasPrimaryEconomicActivities agriculture
livestock production
poultry production
timber production
hasSoils sandy and loamy soils
weathered acidic soils
hasTerrain broad low-lying plains
gently rolling hills
hasVegetation bottomland hardwood forests
mixed pine and hardwood forests
pine plantations
partOf United States
southeastern United States

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Ogeechee River basin ecoregion Southeastern Plains
Canoochee River ecoregion Southeastern Plains ecoregion
linked to: Southeastern Plains
Ogeechee River ecoregion Southeastern Plains