Where does the loess high slope refer to?

The high loess slope is the loess plateau.

From the perspective of provinces, the Loess Plateau spans seven provinces: Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan, Inner Mongolia, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Gansu and Qinghai. Including the vast areas west of Taihang Mountain in China, east of Sun Moon Mountain in Qinghai, north of Qinling Mountain and south of the Great Wall, it is located on the second step of China, with an altitude of 800-3000m.

Shanxi Province is located in the eastern part of the Loess Plateau, with a total area of about156,700 square kilometers. Almost all of the province is located in the topographic area of the Loess Plateau, which is a typical mountainous plateau covered with loess. The north-central region of Shaanxi Province, especially the northern Shaanxi region north of Weihe Plain, is located in the central core area of the Loess Plateau, which is the most typical area of loess landform.

Climatic characteristics of loess high slope

The geographical position of the Loess Plateau is in the transition zone from coastal to inland and from plain to plateau. It crosses warm temperate zone and middle temperate zone from south to north and semi-humid and semi-arid dry-wet zone from east to west. The eastern and southern parts of the plateau belong to warm temperate semi-humid areas, the central part belongs to warm temperate semi-arid areas, and the western and northern parts belong to mid-temperate semi-arid areas.

The climate of the Loess Plateau is not only influenced by latitude and longitude, but also restricted by topography, which has typical continental monsoon climate characteristics. The average annual temperature in the Loess Plateau is 3.6 ~ 14.3℃, which is cold in winter and warm and hot in summer. The difference between annual range and the sun is large, and the temperature in the east and west changes greatly. The temperature conditions in most areas can meet the needs of three crops in two years.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Loess Plateau.