Interior Lowlands

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The Interior Lowlands are a broad, low-lying physiographic region of central North America characterized by rolling plains, river valleys, and fertile agricultural land extending from the Great Lakes toward the Great Plains.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Central Lowland 6
Interior Lowlands canonical 3
Interior Plains 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf lowland
physiographic region
borders Appalachian Highlands
linked to: Appalachian Plateau

Canadian Shield
Great Plains
characterizedBy fertile agricultural land
river valleys
rolling plains
climate humid continental in the north
humid subtropical in the south
containsFeature broad river floodplains
glacially formed lakes
prairie landscapes
continent North America
country Canada
United States
drainedBy Mississippi River system
Missouri River
Ohio River
Red River of the North
economicActivity dairy farming
grain production
livestock farming
elevation generally low-lying
extendsFrom Great Lakes region
extendsToward Great Plains
geologicHistory influenced by Pleistocene glaciations
geologicOrigin sedimentary basin
geomorphology gently undulating topography
importance major agricultural heartland of North America
includesRegion Central Lowland
linked to: Interior Lowlands

Great Lakes Lowland
linked to: Great Lakes region

Interior Plains subregions
locatedIn central North America
majorCrops corn
forage crops
soybeans
wheat
majorUse agriculture
naturalVegetation mixed forest in some areas
tallgrass prairie
partOf Interior Plains of North America
linked to: Great Plains
relativeRelief low to moderate
soilType alfisols
mollisols
surfaceMaterial alluvial deposits
glacial deposits
underlainBy sedimentary rocks

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

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

Great Plains borders Interior Lowlands
Great Plains partOf Interior Plains
linked to: Interior Lowlands
Upper Mississippi Valley borderedBy Central Lowland
linked to: Interior Lowlands
Mississippi River valley partOf Interior Plains
linked to: Interior Lowlands
Western Canada hasPart Interior Plains
linked to: Interior Lowlands
Interior Lowlands includesRegion Central Lowland
linked to: Interior Lowlands
Interior Low Plateaus physiographic region boundedBy Central Lowland
linked to: Interior Lowlands
Kentucky Bluegrass region partOf U.S. Interior Lowlands
linked to: Interior Lowlands
Highland Rim partOf Interior Lowlands
Missouri River Basin borderedBy Central Lowlands
linked to: Interior Lowlands
Great Plains margin borders Central Lowland
linked to: Interior Lowlands
Nashville Basin partOf Interior Lowlands
Ohio River basin containsEcoregion Central Lowland
linked to: Interior Lowlands
Appalachian Highlands division separatesFrom Central Lowland
linked to: Interior Lowlands