The Dümmer Geest Lowland ( German : Dümmer-Geestniederung ) is a natural region unit of the 3rd level in northwest Germany that mainly extends over southwestern Lower Saxony with a small area over the border in North Rhine-Westphalia . Its uniqueness consists in the very varied juxtaposition of different landscape elements of the Northern Lowlands of which the Dümmer Geest Lowland is a part.
6-489: The proposed area was recognized as comprising several kinds of natural region in the wake of the scientifically-oriented division of Germany into natural region units in the 1950s. It was classified as a "natural region unit of the third-order" or even as a "major unit group", called the Dümmer Geest Lowland and given the number 58 within the classification schema that covered the whole of Germany . The region
12-399: A natural region unit of the third order is further subdivided into natural units of the fourth level (natural region major units): The numbers relate to the classification system. 52°30′40″N 8°18′55″E / 52.511206°N 8.315277°E / 52.511206; 8.315277 Natural region A natural region (landscape unit) is a basic geographic unit. Usually, it
18-440: Is a region which is distinguished by its common natural features of geography , geology , and climate . From the ecological point of view, the naturally occurring flora and fauna of the region are likely to be influenced by its geographical and geological factors, such as soil and water availability , in a significant manner. Thus most natural regions are homogeneous ecosystems . Human impact can be an important factor in
24-826: The following counties: Grafschaft Bentheim , Emsland , Osnabrück , Vechta , Diepholz and Nienburg in Lower Saxony and Minden-Lübbecke and Steinfurt in North Rhine-Westphalia. Adjacent natural regions of the third level are the Westphalian Basin to the southwest, the Ems-Hunte Geest to the north, the Weser-Aller Plain to the east and the Lower Weser Uplands to the south. The Dümmer Bog Geest as
30-405: The shaping and destiny of a particular natural region. The concept "natural region" is a large basic geographical unit, like the vast boreal forest region. The term may also be used generically, like in alpine tundra , or specifically to refer to a particular place. The term is particularly useful where there is no corresponding or coterminous official region. The Fens of eastern England ,
36-422: Was subdivided into natural region major units, which are, in turn, divided into units of a lower order. The name is still not in common everyday use. The area of the Dümmer Geest Lowland is roughly bounded by the following line: Dutch border near Meppen – Vechta – Sulingen – Hoya – Nienburg/Weser – Minden – Mittelland Canal to Rheine – Dutch border near Nordhorn . It thus covers all or part of
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