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The 21 pages that link to Loess Plateau, each with the reason it gives.

• DesertificationBroader topic: Large-scale restoration there illustrates how vegetation and land management can reduce erosion.

• Yellow RiverRelated: Eroded loess supplies much of the sediment that colors and raises the Yellow River.

• North China PlainRelated: Erosion from this plateau supplies much of the Yellow River’s sediment.

• LoessBroader topic: It is among the world's largest and most studied loess landscapes.

• Gobi DesertRelated: Windborne sediment links the Gobi’s dust sources with landscapes farther east.

• ShanxiNarrower topic: Its landforms cover much of Shanxi and influence farming, erosion, and settlement.

• SiltBroader topic: Its thick silt-rich deposits illustrate how loess can shape a landscape.

• Yellow River floodsRelated: Eroded loess supplies much of the sediment that raises the riverbed downstream.

• ShaanxiRelated: It defines much of northern Shaanxi’s terrain and has shaped settlement and farming.

• Taihang MountainsRelated: The Taihang Mountains form the plateau's eastern boundary.

• Yellow River course changesRelated: Eroded loess supplies much of the sediment that raises the Yellow River bed.

• Wei RiverNarrower topic: Erosion from this plateau supplies much of the Wei’s sediment.

• 1887 Yellow River floodRelated: Erosion supplied sediment that accumulated downstream in the river channel.

• LanzhouRelated: Loess hills surround Lanzhou and constrain development in its river valley.

• GuanzhongNarrower topic: Guanzhong lies along the plateau’s southern edge, where loess soils shaped farming and terrain.

• Lantian ManRelated: Regional sediment sequences provide evidence used to reassess fossil-site ages.

• 1556 Shaanxi earthquakeNarrower topic: Earthquake shaking destabilized the thick, collapsible soils beneath many affected settlements.

• Northwestern ChinaRelated: Its erodible soils and settled river valleys distinguish the eastern part of the northwest.

• QinlingRelated: The Qinling mark a southern boundary to parts of this northern Chinese landscape.

• TaiyuanNarrower topic: The plateau’s terrain surrounds Taiyuan and shapes its regional geography.

• Yangtze PlainCompared with: Its high, erosion-prone terrain contrasts sharply with the Yangtze Plain’s low alluvial surface.