Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region

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The Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region is a broad, dissected upland area of the central United States characterized by rolling hills, karst landscapes, and fertile agricultural valleys extending across parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, and neighboring states.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic region
upland region
boundedBy Appalachian Plateaus
linked to: Appalachian Plateau

Central Lowland
linked to: Interior Lowlands

Ozark Plateaus
linked to: Ozark Plateau
characterizedBy caves
dissected uplands
fertile valleys
karst topography
rolling hills
sinkholes
springs
climate humid subtropical to humid continental transition
contains Bluegrass section
linked to: Inner Bluegrass

Cumberland Plateau transition areas
Highland Rim
Nashville Basin
Pennyroyal Plateau
country United States
dominantRockType dolomite
limestone
sandstone
drainage Cumberland River basin
linked to: Cumberland River

Ohio River basin
Tennessee River basin
linked to: Tennessee River
elevationRange low to moderate upland elevations
extendsAcross Alabama
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Missouri
Ohio
Tennessee
West Virginia
geologicAge Paleozoic
linked to: Paleozoic Era
geomorphicProcess fluvial erosion
karst dissolution
locatedIn central United States
majorLandUse agriculture
forestry
livestock grazing
notableFor cave systems
fertile agricultural soils
karst aquifers
partOf Interior Plains
linked to: Great Plains
physiographicDivisionOf United States
supports deciduous forests
mixed hardwood forests

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Hardin County, Kentucky locatedIn Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Magnolia, Kentucky locatedInPhysiographicRegion Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
LaRue County, Kentucky locatedIn Interior Low Plateaus region
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Appalachian Plateau boundedBy Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Kentucky Bluegrass region partOf Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Tennessee–Kentucky border crosses Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Highland Rim partOf Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Highland Rim physiographicProvince Interior Low Plateaus province
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Marion County, Kentucky locatedInPhysiographicRegion Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Pennyroyal Plateau partOf Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Pennyroyal Plateau partOf Interior Low Plateaus physiographic province
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Great Plains margin borders Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Harrodsburg Limestone geologicProvince Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Inner Bluegrass formsPartOf Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Stanton, Alabama isInPhysiographicRegion Interior Low Plateau (approximate)
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Marion County, Kentucky isPartOf Interior Low Plateaus region
subject linked to: Marion County
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Nashville Basin partOf Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Cumberland Plateau transition areas locatedIn Interior Low Plateaus province
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Cumberland Plateau transition areas between Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Pennyrile region partOf Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Western Coal Field region (part) partOf Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Pennyroyal region of Kentucky partOf Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Glasgow, Kentucky partOf Interior Low Plateaus region
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Robertson County locatedInPhysiographicRegion Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region
Central Basin locatedIn Interior Low Plateaus
linked to: Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region