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                                        gptkbp:instanceOf
                                    
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                                            gptkb:mountain
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:area
                                    
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                                            about 640,000 square kilometers
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:averageLoessDepth
                                    
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                                            50 to 80 meters
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:climate
                                    
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                                            semi-arid
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:elevation
                                    
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                                            800 to 2,000 meters
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:geologicalAge
                                    
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                                            Quaternary
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:hasBiodiversity
                                    
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                                            relatively low
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:historicalSignificance
                                    
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                                            cradle of Chinese civilization
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:knownFor
                                    
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                                            terraced agriculture
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            soil erosion
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            deep loess deposits
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:locatedIn
                                    
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                                            gptkb:China
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:East_Asia
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity
                                    
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                                            agriculture
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            coal mining
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            energy production
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            animal husbandry
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:mainRiver
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Yellow_River
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:maximumLoessDepth
                                    
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                                            over 200 meters
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:notableCity
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Lanzhou
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Taiyuan
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Yan'an
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Yulin
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Tianshui
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:notableFeature
                                    
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                                            fragile ecosystem
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            cave dwellings (yaodong)
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            gullies and ravines
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:notableProject
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Loess_Plateau_Watershed_Rehabilitation_Project
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:province
                                    
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                                            gptkb:Inner_Mongolia
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Henan
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Ningxia
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Shaanxi
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Gansu
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            gptkb:Shanxi
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:revitalizationEfforts
                                    
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                                            reforestation
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            sustainable agriculture
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            terracing
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:soilType
                                    
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                                            loess
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:threats
                                    
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                                            deforestation
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            desertification
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            overgrazing
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:UNESCOStatus
                                    
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                                            tentative list for World Heritage Site
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:vegetation
                                    
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                                            gptkb:grass
                                        
                                         
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            shrubland
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:bfsParent
                                    
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                                            gptkb:northern_China
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        gptkbp:bfsLayer
                                    
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                                            5
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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                                        https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
                                    
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                                            Loess Plateau
                                        
                                        
                                         
                                    
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