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Toluca Valley

Valleys

The Toluca Valley is a valley in central Mexico, just west of the Valley of Mexico, formerly known as Matlatzinco. It runs north to south for about 35 kilometers, is surrounded by mountains including the Nevado de Toluca volcano, and is one of the highest valleys in Mexico with a correspondingly cold climate. Since the 1940s the valley has suffered significant environmental degradation, including deforestation, soil erosion, falling water tables and water pollution linked to industrial and population growth. In the pre-Hispanic period it formed a buffer region between the Aztec and Purepecha empires, and it is today the center of the State of Mexico.

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Associated With

Andesite, Materials
Source Toluca Valley (Wikipedia)
Basalt, Materials
Source Toluca Valley (Wikipedia)
Cenozoic, Eras
Source Toluca Valley (Wikipedia)

Caused By

Erosion, Processes

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to formative process Erosion via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Toluca Valley
Volcanism, Processes
Source Toluca Valley (Wikipedia)

In Discipline

Geomorphology, Disciplines

Wikidata P31 formation-type mapped to discipline Geomorphology via reviewed judgment map (earth atlas); source citation is this entity's own cited Wikidata item.

Source Wikidata: Toluca Valley
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Mexico

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Source Wikidata: Toluca Valley
Sources
Toluca Valley (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    The Toluca Valley is a valley in central Mexico, just west of the Valley of Mexico (Mexico City), the old name was Matlatzinco.
  • Associated With: Cenozoic, Article text, age Cenozoic
    The valley is part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, with its soils of volcanic origin mostly dating from the Upper Cenozoic.
  • Associated With: Basalt, Article text, rock Basalt
    Mountains sides have tertiary volcanic rock, mostly basalt and andesite along with pyroclastic matter and breaches.
  • Associated With: Andesite, Article text, rock Andesite
    Mountains sides have tertiary volcanic rock, mostly basalt and andesite along with pyroclastic matter and breaches.
  • Caused By: Volcanism, Article text, process Volcanism
    The valley is part of the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt, with its soils of volcanic origin mostly dating from the Upper Cenozoic.
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Wikidata: Toluca Valley
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