Skip to main content
An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

NALT Full

Concept information

  1. Geographical Locations
  2. named geographical regions
  3. Appalachian region

Preferred term

Appalachian region

Type

  • Geographical

Definition

  • Information Region in North America, extending from Newfoundland to central Alabama. (In the United States, includes areas of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia).

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Narrower concepts

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • Appalachia
  • Appalachian Mountains
  • Appalachians

In other languages

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/668

Download this concept:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Created 1/19/06, last modified 11/30/12