Appalachian region of Alabama

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The Appalachian region of Alabama is the northeastern portion of the state characterized by rolling foothills, ridges, and valleys that form part of the southern end of the Appalachian Mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf physiographic region ⓘ
biodiversity mixed hardwood and pine forests ⓘ
rich freshwater fauna in streams and rivers ⓘ
characterizedBy ridges ⓘ
rolling foothills ⓘ
valleys ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
contains Appalachian Ridge and Valley region ⓘ
Cumberland Plateau ⓘ
Lookout Mountain ⓘ
Sand Mountain ⓘ
parts of the Piedmont Upland ⓘ
containsProtectedArea Cheaha State Park ⓘ
Little River Canyon National Preserve ⓘ
Talladega National Forest ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
drainageBasins Black Warrior River basin ⓘ
Coosa River basin ⓘ
linked to: Coosa River Basin

Tennessee River basin ⓘ
linked to: Tennessee Valley
forms southern end of the Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
geology folded and faulted sedimentary rocks ⓘ
metamorphic rocks in the Piedmont ⓘ
highestElevationFeet 2407 ⓘ
highestElevationMeters 735 ⓘ
highestPointInRegion Mount Cheaha ⓘ
linked to: Cheaha Mountain
historicallyInhabitedBy Cherokee people ⓘ
Creek (Muscogee) people ⓘ
linked to: Muscogee people
knownFor coal and iron ore resources ⓘ
fertile valleys ⓘ
forested ridges ⓘ
locatedIn northeastern Alabama ⓘ
majorCitiesNearby Birmingham ⓘ
majorCitiesWithin Anniston ⓘ
linked to: Anniston, Alabama

Fort Payne ⓘ
Gadsden ⓘ
linked to: Gadsden, Alabama
majorEconomicActivities agriculture ⓘ
forestry ⓘ
manufacturing ⓘ
mining ⓘ
majorRockTypes gneiss ⓘ
limestone ⓘ
sandstone ⓘ
shale ⓘ
partOf Alabama ⓘ
Appalachian Mountains ⓘ
physiographicProvince Appalachian Highlands ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ

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St. Clair County, Alabama → isPartOf → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
subject linked to: St. Clair County
Susan Moore, Alabama → isInRegion → Appalachian foothills region of Alabama ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of Alabama
Talladega → partOf → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Town of Waldo, Alabama → isPartOf → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
City of Sylacauga → partOf → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Calhoun County, Alabama → region → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
subject linked to: Calhoun County
Fayette County, Alabama → partOf → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
subject linked to: Fayette County
Blountsville, Alabama → isInRegion → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Blount County → isPartOf → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Marshall County, Alabama → locatedInRegion → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
subject linked to: Marshall County
Cordova, Alabama → region → Appalachian foothills of Alabama ⓘ
linked to: Appalachian region of Alabama
Calhoun County, Alabama → region → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Marshall County, Alabama → isPartOf → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Fayetteville, Talladega County, Alabama → partOf → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
subject linked to: Fayetteville
Grove Oak, Alabama → locatedInRegion → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Dogtown, Alabama → locatedInRegion → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Valley Head, Alabama → locatedIn → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Fabius, Alabama → locatedInRegion → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Talladega County → partOf → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Valley of the Birmingham District → locatedIn → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Centre, Alabama → isInRegion → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Pisgah, Alabama → isInArea → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Oden Ridge, Alabama → partOf → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Lawrence County, Alabama → region → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ
Reece City, Alabama → isPartOf → Appalachian region of Alabama ⓘ