Ridge and Valley Province

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ridge_and_Valley_Province
GPTKB entity
Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf geographical region
gptkbp:borders gptkb:Appalachian_Plateau
gptkb:Blue_Ridge_Province
gptkbp:characterizedBy valleys
long parallel ridges
gptkbp:climate humid continental
humid subtropical
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Cumberland_Valley
gptkb:Great_Valley
gptkb:Sequatchie_Valley
gptkb:Tennessee_Valley
gptkb:Lookout_Valley
gptkb:Lehigh_Valley
gptkb:Shenandoah_Valley
gptkb:Conasauga_Valley
gptkb:Coosa_Valley
gptkb:Hagerstown_Valley
gptkb:Limestone_Valleys
gptkb:Sandstone_Ridges
gptkbp:drainedBy gptkb:Delaware_River
gptkb:Housatonic_River
gptkb:Potomac_River
gptkb:Susquehanna_River
gptkb:Tennessee_River
gptkb:Coosa_River
gptkb:Conasauga_River
gptkbp:extendsTo gptkb:Alabama
gptkb:Georgia
gptkb:Maryland
gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkb:New_York
gptkb:Pennsylvania
gptkb:Tennessee
gptkb:Virginia
gptkb:West_Virginia
gptkbp:formedBy folding of sedimentary rocks
gptkbp:geologicalAge Paleozoic
gptkbp:highestPoint gptkb:Lookout_Mountain
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ridge and Valley Province
gptkbp:knownFor limestone quarries
fertile farmland
coal deposits
gptkbp:locatedIn eastern United States
gptkbp:lowestPoint river valleys
gptkbp:notableFor distinctive topography
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Appalachian_Mountains
gptkbp:usedFor agriculture
forestry
mining
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Great_Valley_Province
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7